A sculpture of the head of Assyrian King Sargon II is seen during a ceremony to repatriate more than 60 Iraqi cultural items, which had been smuggled into the US at the Iraqi consulate in Washington, DC.
Head start: A sculpture of the head of Assyrian King Sargon II is seen during a ceremony to repatriate more than 60 Iraqi cultural items. These had been smuggled into the US at the Iraqi consulate in Washington, DC. Photo: AFP/NICHOLAS KAMM