Egypt
This is an interview with Dr. Zahi Hawass on the travelling king Tut exhibition now in New York. For the first time in a long time Dr. Hawass mentions the mask known as Kanefernefer in the St. Louis Art museum which was allegedly stolen out of a storage magazine and smuggled out of Egypt.
The mask might be stolen but before the S.L.A.M. purchased it they first cleared the purchase with Egypt's Supreme council of antiquities. Dr. Hawass also mentions finding foundation deposits and other indications that he has discovered a new tomb in the valley of kings.
- St. Louis Art Museum Files Suit
Google / The Canadian Press The St. Louis Art Museum has filed a federal lawsuit to try to keep a 3,200-year-old mummy mask that Egypt wants returned, claiming it was stolen. The museum says the U.S. government is trying to seize the 20-inch (51-centimetre)-long...
- Hawass Chides Museums Over Antiquities
Indiana Gazette (Ula Ilnytzky) Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said Wednesday he had a wish list of objects he wants returned. He singled out several museums, including the St. Louis Art Museum, which he said...
- The St Louis Mask Issue Is Still Alive And Kicking
River Front Times (Malcolm Gay) Some of you may remember that a very beautiful funerary mask, currently located in the St Louis Art Museum, has been the topic of repatriation disputes in the past. I have covered this in a number of posts (click the link...
- Tempest In A Teapot
http://tinyurl.com/vrxvb (sltoday.com)Irreverent New Year's Eve round up from the St Louis Post-Dispatch, in which they round up the most notable events of the year. An Egyptology reference creeps in as a result of the earlier controversy (still unresolved)...
- Short Update Re The St Louis Mask
http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=92858 "Nefer's mask was purchased by the museum in 1998 for nearly a half a million dollars, but now the Egyptian government wants it back. 'About 10 days ago, we received a letter from Dr. Zahi...
Egypt
Dr. Hawass on Tut and Other Things
This is an interview with Dr. Zahi Hawass on the travelling king Tut exhibition now in New York. For the first time in a long time Dr. Hawass mentions the mask known as Kanefernefer in the St. Louis Art museum which was allegedly stolen out of a storage magazine and smuggled out of Egypt.
The mask might be stolen but before the S.L.A.M. purchased it they first cleared the purchase with Egypt's Supreme council of antiquities. Dr. Hawass also mentions finding foundation deposits and other indications that he has discovered a new tomb in the valley of kings.
- St. Louis Art Museum Files Suit
Google / The Canadian Press The St. Louis Art Museum has filed a federal lawsuit to try to keep a 3,200-year-old mummy mask that Egypt wants returned, claiming it was stolen. The museum says the U.S. government is trying to seize the 20-inch (51-centimetre)-long...
- Hawass Chides Museums Over Antiquities
Indiana Gazette (Ula Ilnytzky) Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said Wednesday he had a wish list of objects he wants returned. He singled out several museums, including the St. Louis Art Museum, which he said...
- The St Louis Mask Issue Is Still Alive And Kicking
River Front Times (Malcolm Gay) Some of you may remember that a very beautiful funerary mask, currently located in the St Louis Art Museum, has been the topic of repatriation disputes in the past. I have covered this in a number of posts (click the link...
- Tempest In A Teapot
http://tinyurl.com/vrxvb (sltoday.com)Irreverent New Year's Eve round up from the St Louis Post-Dispatch, in which they round up the most notable events of the year. An Egyptology reference creeps in as a result of the earlier controversy (still unresolved)...
- Short Update Re The St Louis Mask
http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=92858 "Nefer's mask was purchased by the museum in 1998 for nearly a half a million dollars, but now the Egyptian government wants it back. 'About 10 days ago, we received a letter from Dr. Zahi...