As long as the holiest sites in Shiadom —Najaf and Karbala — were located in Iraq, the ayatollahs regarded that part of the country as their appanage, viewing as an abomination secular Ba'thists' attempts to dictate affairs in the South.
The carved surface and breakfaces on the sides of this relief exhibit a uniform appearance in ultraviolet light despite damage to the surface, including scratches, abrasion, and a modern drillhole from a previous mount. […] The head has been broken off at the neck and repaired previously. Breakfaces appear sharp and clean as if the break were recent. […] A chip is associated with the clean breakface.
noncommission of a violent act
I've always admired the Japanese point of view that holds it best not to have a great number of objects around at one time but to rotate possessions — and display them with great simplicity.
