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No need to say, Baghdad’s The Iraqi National Museum was rejoiced on having the Mask of Warka back. Though there was not much celebration, the loss of the mask could have been one of the biggest tragedy in the history of archeology.

Internal Wars

The country was still going through internal wars. However, this did not belittle Bogdanos and his team’s accomplishment. It was indeed a big achievement that prevented a significant part of history to get destroyed. 

No Security

Col. Walid Misil, a Baghdad police spokesman explained, “We have no idea how many artifacts we’ve lost for good.” “After Baghdad fell, there was no police, all the borders were open. Any gangster and smuggler could come and loot our art, just like that.”

Eminent Historians

The structure was built thousands of years ago but the mask is still gaining laurels from eminent historians. Giorgia Fiorio says, “The Lady is one of several archetypal heads I am looking at, a mark from the origin and the most important one. The origin is something that when we perceive it, it takes place inside you. Why are the archetypal heads immutable?”

Generates Itself In You

The man stated further, “Because they continue inside the viewer. This is the role of the archetype and it imprints itself in you. It generates itself in you. And by definition, it has a fractal quality. It is infinite.” Isn’t it amazing?

Still Missing

According to the list made by the workers of Baghdad museum about 13,000 artifacts that were plundered off the museum are still not in sight. The Lady of Warka is known to be the oldest life-size sculptures and was taken as the item No. 2.