Egypt
A Gift to Egypt
Here Dr. Hawass displays pictures of the naos and the fragment being returned by the Metropolitan museum of art.
http://drhawass.com/blog/press-release-metropolitan-museum-return-artifact
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Restoring The Naos Of Amenemhat I
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The issue of returning stolen artefacts to Egypt is very important to me. I have worked for years on returning pieces that were illegally taken from Egypt, and there are many great institutions that support and assist me in...
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Repatriation: Temple Fragment Returns To Egypt
The Independent, UK (Ann Wuyts) Egypt's Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni and Dr. Zahi Hawass today returned a piece of red granite belonging to an ancient Egyptian temple to its rightful place - the base of Amenemhat I's naos. Both officials are...
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Repatriation
The buzz word of the moment! The latest case of repatriation has been picked up by a number of online publications. Thanks to everyone who sent links. The New York Metropolitan Museum Returns Fragment of Red Granite Naos Straits Times Met Museum Press...
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Naos Of Amenemhet I
This is a nice short article from the Egyptian vice minister of culture Dr. Zahi Hawass on the history of a Naos at Karnak and the fragment of it which disappeared a century ago to be bought by the good people of the Metropolitan museum of art and returned...
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Avenue Of Sphinxes
Here Dr. Hawass announces the return of the piece of the red granite naos to its rightful place joined back to the naos of Amenemhet I at Karnak. The fine doctor also reviews the newly restored avenue of sphinxes linking Karnak with Luxor....
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