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Source: https://www.jns.org/us-spoon-feeds-the-palestinian-authority-a-looted-artifact/
U.S. Hands Over Ancient Artifact to Palestinians
(JNS) American and Palestinian officials gathered on Thursday at the PA Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Bethlehem for what was described as "the historic repatriation of a rare Palestinian cultural object" - a 2,700-year-old cosmetic spoon carved from ivory and dating to the Assyrian civilization in 700-800 BCE. A distinctive Palestinian national identity only began to emerge in the mid-20th century. There is no indication as to what makes this object culturally Palestinian. Yet the head of the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs, George Noll, stated that his office "is proud to facilitate the return of this rare antiquity, an example of Palestinian cultural patrimony."