Egypt
Five objects found for sale on the internet in France, allegedly stolen from Egypt during the 2011 revolution have been returned to the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry. The five pieces are from the Ptolemaic period, this coffin lid is an example of an artifact recently returned which has been cut in half to fit in a suitcase.
A number of pieces of a glass statue of a man have also been returned and after restoration will be deposited into a local museum.
Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority
- Four Items Returned To The Egyptian Museum
Luxor Times With photos showing the state of the objects on their return. Four objects missing from the Egyptian Museum since the January Revolution have been returned, announced Dr. Zahi Hawass, Minister of State for Antiquities. The objects returned...
- Repatriating Egyptian Antiquities
http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7622 "In 2003 Hawass set up The Department for Retrieving Stolen Artifacts to trace stolen artifacts. Head of the department Ibrahim Adel Meguid, said the department was able to return about 5,000 monuments...
- Hair Of Ramesses Ii On Display In Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/2as3lk (myfoxtampabay.com) "Locks of 3,200-year-old hair from the pharaoh Ramses II were unveiled at the Egyptian Museum on Tuesday, returned to Egypt after being stolen 30 years ago in France and put up for sale on the Internet. The...
- Ushabti Stolen During Revolution Returns
A well known ushabti from Egypt's XXVI Dynasty was among the stolen pieces taken from the Cairo Museum during the January revolution of 2011 and the robbery of the museum. The ushabti was broken during its theft and its lower half was left in the...
- Two More Stolen Statuettes Returned To Cairo Museum
Two more late period bronzes stolen from the Egyptian Museum, Cairo have been discovered and will be returned. The statues include a statue of Osiris and a statue of the god Harpocrates. Two more statues have also been recovered of the same gods and will...
Egypt
France Returns Internet Loot
A number of pieces of a glass statue of a man have also been returned and after restoration will be deposited into a local museum.
Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority
- Four Items Returned To The Egyptian Museum
Luxor Times With photos showing the state of the objects on their return. Four objects missing from the Egyptian Museum since the January Revolution have been returned, announced Dr. Zahi Hawass, Minister of State for Antiquities. The objects returned...
- Repatriating Egyptian Antiquities
http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7622 "In 2003 Hawass set up The Department for Retrieving Stolen Artifacts to trace stolen artifacts. Head of the department Ibrahim Adel Meguid, said the department was able to return about 5,000 monuments...
- Hair Of Ramesses Ii On Display In Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/2as3lk (myfoxtampabay.com) "Locks of 3,200-year-old hair from the pharaoh Ramses II were unveiled at the Egyptian Museum on Tuesday, returned to Egypt after being stolen 30 years ago in France and put up for sale on the Internet. The...
- Ushabti Stolen During Revolution Returns
A well known ushabti from Egypt's XXVI Dynasty was among the stolen pieces taken from the Cairo Museum during the January revolution of 2011 and the robbery of the museum. The ushabti was broken during its theft and its lower half was left in the...
- Two More Stolen Statuettes Returned To Cairo Museum
Two more late period bronzes stolen from the Egyptian Museum, Cairo have been discovered and will be returned. The statues include a statue of Osiris and a statue of the god Harpocrates. Two more statues have also been recovered of the same gods and will...