Egypt
A small good news story on the return of a couple of statuettes of Osiris stolen from the Malawi museum. The Minister of state of Antiquities put out a call to those who plundered the museum to hand over the stolen artifacts without fear of repercussions.
Even better the minister has promised a reward to the person who returned the Osiris figures
Facebook: Egyptian Cultural Heritage Organization (ECHO)
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Egypt
Osiris Returns
Even better the minister has promised a reward to the person who returned the Osiris figures
Facebook: Egyptian Cultural Heritage Organization (ECHO)
The World Museum Community: Red list of Egyptian cultural objects at risk.
- Alerts Issued Re Egyptian Antiquities
UNESCO UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova has called for increased vigilance from national and international authorities, art dealers and collectors following reports of the theft of several important relics from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and other...
- Amarna Princess Recovered
The Egyptian police have recovered the Amarna princess statuette stolen during the sacking of the Malawi museum this past summer. The statuette is one of the most important pieces stolen from that museum and one of about 800 artifacts recovered out of...
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There is good news coming from Egypt that people are returning many of the stolen artifacts from the Malawi museum. There was a recent arrest when a person tried to sell thirteen artifacts from the collection of the museum. To date 457 of 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...
- Five More Objects Returned To Cairo Museum
Five more objects stolen from the Cairo museum have been recovered including a bronze scepter head and four statuettes of gods. Four of the bronzes are in good condition however a bronze of an Apis bull was returned broken though the report says it can...