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Exhibition Highlights Rare Art from Early Civilizations

More than 400 objects from ancient Mesopotamia are on display in a new exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The rare pieces, gathered from museums around the world, are similar to artifacts feared lost in the looting of Iraq's museums. NPR's David D'Arcy reports.

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