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Many of the artefacts were discovered by British
a century ago. One
item is a rare Sumerian plaque from around 2400BC. It was smuggled out of Iraq and put up for
in 2019. It was seized by police in London. The
will be put on public
at the museum before its
. The British Museum said it would continue to work to research these
collections, and to "fight against the
trade in antiquities". It added: "It is vital that we preserve and protect the world's cultural
for future
to appreciate and enjoy."
