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<p>[QUOTE="DizzyDaff, post: 4167069, member: 20323"][USER=20563]@ryan reid[/USER] I would go back to the woman who sold it and if possible, get her to document the story with her father-in-law's name, etc. He may have been with a legitimate archeology team. </p><p>If this is from the 1920s, it could be a legitimate/legal piece, as laws are not usually retroactive and many laws were formed in the 1970s and since. But either way, <u><i>provonence </i></u>is what needs to be tracked and to do that you need the gentleman's name who actually went to Iraq. Then with names & dates, etc, more can be found, such as any Antiquities groups or excavations which happened in the time period. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would also ask her to contact you if she finds any old correspondence regarding the pieces. (long shot, but you never know!)</p><p>Here's a link with a bit of info for you <a href="https://iadaa.org/imprint/faq/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iadaa.org/imprint/faq/" rel="nofollow">https://iadaa.org/imprint/faq/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You might end up with a wonderfullly documented piece of history, or you might have a lovely donation to a museum in your name. </p><p>Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DizzyDaff, post: 4167069, member: 20323"][USER=20563]@ryan reid[/USER] I would go back to the woman who sold it and if possible, get her to document the story with her father-in-law's name, etc. He may have been with a legitimate archeology team. If this is from the 1920s, it could be a legitimate/legal piece, as laws are not usually retroactive and many laws were formed in the 1970s and since. But either way, [U][I]provonence [/I][/U]is what needs to be tracked and to do that you need the gentleman's name who actually went to Iraq. Then with names & dates, etc, more can be found, such as any Antiquities groups or excavations which happened in the time period. I would also ask her to contact you if she finds any old correspondence regarding the pieces. (long shot, but you never know!) Here's a link with a bit of info for you [URL]https://iadaa.org/imprint/faq/[/URL] You might end up with a wonderfullly documented piece of history, or you might have a lovely donation to a museum in your name. Good luck![/QUOTE]
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