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"They had dubious provenance, which just means it's hard to trace exactly where they came from and how. And it's very likely they were looted from archaeological sites in Iraq. And cultural property experts hired by Hobby Lobby told them that the smuggling methods involved shipping these artifacts through intermediaries in the United Arab Emirates to Israel and then to multiple hobby lobbies across the U.S. the shipments were labeled ceramic tiles or clay tile samples, which I guess buy a stretch is kind of true."
