Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref)
- Nefertiti Again, 100 Years On
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) It seems that there is no foreseeable resolution to the long conflict between Germany and Egypt over ownership of the 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti, wife of the monotheistic pharaoh Akhenaten. Now, a century after...
- German Response To Egyptian Nefertiti Request
Bloomberg According to Bloomberg the Egyptian request for the return of the Nefertiti bust to Egypt has been rejected by Germany on the grounds that the request was not sent to the government, but to Herman Parzinger, the president of the Prussian Cultural...
- Official Repatriation Request For Bust Of Nefertiti
Heritage Key (Ann Wuyts) Heritge Key reports that the SCA have announced that they have requested the return of the Nefertiti bust from Berlin. There's also some helpful background information in the article. The Supreme Council of Antiquities announced...
- Ongoing Saga Of Nefertiti Bust
All Voices (Christopher Szabo) Demands by Egypt for the return of Queen Nefertiti’s bust to Cairo have been turned down by Germany. State Minister for Culture Bernd Neumann argued the statue rightfully belonged to Germany. Neumann rejected Egyptian...
- Egypt Response To German Refusal To Loan Nefertiti Bust
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/16/eng20070416_366754.html"Egypt Sunday said it will never hold any antiquity exhibition in Germany in the future unless Germany temporarily returns the bust of ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, the official news agency...
Egypt
Nefertiti dispute continues
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref)
It seems that there is no foreseeable resolution to the conflict over the 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti, wife of the monotheistic Pharaoh Akhenaten. Last Monday the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) sent an official letter of request to Germany asking for the return of the magnificent painted bust of the queen to her native land.
The letter was sent by Zahi Hawass, secretary- general of the SCA, to Hermann Parzinger, president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation in Berlin. This foundation is the governing body of all the State museums in Germany, including the Neues Museum where the Nefertiti bust is on display. At the same time two copies of the bust have been made and sent to the Egyptian ambassador in Germany and Germany ambassador in Egypt.
Hawass describes such an initiative as a natural consequence of Egypt's long-standing policy of seeking the restitution of all archaeological and historical artefacts that have been taken illicitly out of the country, especially those items that are considered unique.
- Nefertiti Again, 100 Years On
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) It seems that there is no foreseeable resolution to the long conflict between Germany and Egypt over ownership of the 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti, wife of the monotheistic pharaoh Akhenaten. Now, a century after...
- German Response To Egyptian Nefertiti Request
Bloomberg According to Bloomberg the Egyptian request for the return of the Nefertiti bust to Egypt has been rejected by Germany on the grounds that the request was not sent to the government, but to Herman Parzinger, the president of the Prussian Cultural...
- Official Repatriation Request For Bust Of Nefertiti
Heritage Key (Ann Wuyts) Heritge Key reports that the SCA have announced that they have requested the return of the Nefertiti bust from Berlin. There's also some helpful background information in the article. The Supreme Council of Antiquities announced...
- Ongoing Saga Of Nefertiti Bust
All Voices (Christopher Szabo) Demands by Egypt for the return of Queen Nefertiti’s bust to Cairo have been turned down by Germany. State Minister for Culture Bernd Neumann argued the statue rightfully belonged to Germany. Neumann rejected Egyptian...
- Egypt Response To German Refusal To Loan Nefertiti Bust
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/16/eng20070416_366754.html"Egypt Sunday said it will never hold any antiquity exhibition in Germany in the future unless Germany temporarily returns the bust of ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, the official news agency...