Distortion

Qais Hussein Rashid, deputy minister for antiquities and heritage of Iraq once said in an interview about a terror outfit, “They steal everything that they can sell, and what they can’t sell, they destroy.” In addition to that, he also said, “We have noticed that the smuggling of antiquities has greatly increased since last June.” So, the situation was only worsening.

Stamped

The item had a stamp of the New York Metropolitan Museum on the back side of it. Along with that, there was also a reference to the state art collection of Germany that is situated in Berlin. Clearly, this means that the painting was actually transported to the Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University for further assessment. This all seemed to be a real deal.  

Beyond Imagination

Everything said the officers had not expected in their wildest dream that what had they gotten their hands on. A treasure was awaiting them. There were lots of artifacts spanning different time periods and regions.  

Studying The Haul

Police had to know what these artifacts were all about so they called a historian to help them study the haul. There were many antique coins and jewelry but none of them matched the value of an object that was kept among them. It was precious. 

Not Usual

You must be wondering what is that precious object. It was something that put the whole world in disbelief. And gave historians a reason to believe in miracles.  

A Bible

It was a Bible that was 1,000-year-old. It was something very precious. The book was written in the Assyrian language. The book had compiled a chapter regarding religious history that many archeologists can’t even imagine finding.