Egypt Independent The Egyptian embassy in Canberra, Australia received the fourth and final part of the stone panel of “Sheshn Nefertem”, which was illegally stolen and smuggled from Egypt. Three parts were recovered from Switzerland in 2017. The fourth part was exhibited at the Macquarie Museum, said the director …
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Nevine El-Aref – Ahram Online In an effort to protect Egyptian antiquities stored in archaeological galleries, Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has launched a campaign to make an inventory of all store galleries in archaeological sites around Egypt. The galleries consist of three types of storages; museological storehouses, subsidiary storehouses, and those …
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Ahram Online Egypt has retrieved an ancient artefact illegally smuggled out of the country after being displayed at an auction hall in London, the antiquities ministry said. The piece, a cartouche of King Amenhotep I, was identified following observation of international auction websites, the ministry said in a statement on …
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Egypt Independent Egyptian Ambassador to Switzerland Hesham Seif Eddin received word from Swiss authorities that 26 small artifacts dating back to ancient Egypt will be returned. The Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Wednesday that the antiquities included a statue of the god Anubis, an Ushabti statue, …
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