[Russian Sage]

A full accounting of what has been lost may take weeks or months. The museum had been closed during much of the 1990's, and like many Iraqi institutions, its operations were cloaked in secrecy under Mr. Hussein.

Hmmm.  Am I the only one to suspect that there might not have been much there when the looters arrived?

[weegee]

You've got several on this thread (including me) who agree with you.