Ancient Artifacts for sale

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Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet - LO.1253
Origin: Mesopotamia
Circa: 1828 BC to 1817 BC
Dimensions: 3.25" (8.3cm) high x 1.87" (4.7cm) wide
Collection: Ancient Writings
Style: Old Babylonian
Medium: Terracotta


Location: Great Britain

Beverly Hills, California auction house of fine antiquities:
http://www.barakatgallery.com/Store/Index.cfm?FuseAction=HomePageStore&UserID=0

Were any items looted in illegal wars by corporate privateers? Do the nation's of origin have any claims to these items? Is there any type of semblance of justice in US and world courts if there were? Do the rich rule, and is this just more proof, physical proof?