Curator Says Iraq Looting Of Art Overestimated

How many works of art were stolen or broken during looting of Iraq’s National Museum? John Curtis, a curator at the British Museum estimates that “30 or 40 major works – some extremely significant – that remained on display last month are missing and that 15 are broken. The number missing from storage areas is still unknown. Initial reports suggested a much higher toll, which Curtis attributed to ‘poor information’.”