Egypt
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass)
- Home From The Range
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) A large number of pre-historic artefacts stolen from a Maadi storehouse have returned to Egypt, as Nevine El-Aref reports. After touring around various American states, 79 pre-dynastic artefacts, including plain stone...
- The Tomb Of Tetiky Tt15
The violation which has occurred to the tomb of Tetiky in the Theban necropolis in the last few decades has left the tomb damaged perhaps beyond repair. Though the Louvre has had to return the 5 frescoes that were hacked out of the tombs walls Dr Hawass...
- Repatriation
During Egypt's President Mubarak's visit to France he will collect 5 fragments of tomb frescoes stolen from a tomb in the Theban necropolis. The issue of the fragments of tomb paintings have found the Louvre's expedition in Egypt recently...
- The Tomb Of Tetiky
Excellent article complete with pictures of some of the fresco's stolen from the 18th dynasty tomb of Tetiky at Dra Abu l' Naga. The fragments turned up in the collection of the Louvre who will be returning them in 6 days whether this will allow...
- The Louvre Suspension
Five fragments of wall paintings in the Louvre were stolen from an Egyptian tomb in 1980 in an area of the Theban necropolis known as "the tombs of the nobles". The Supreme council of antiquities informed the Louvre's director Henri Loyrette who apparently...
Egypt
Repatriation: Tetiky paintings return to Egypt fro Louvre in France
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass)
With photo. For anyone who missed the story there's a good summary on Al Ahram Weekly by Nevine El-Aref explaining the background to the return of the paintings to Egypt (also with photo).
I am pleased that the five paintings from the tomb of Tetiky have been returned to Egypt from the Louvre Museum.
It was very interesting that when our President Hosni Mubarak visited Paris last week, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France placed one of the paintings in the hall for President Mubarak when he arrived, so that he could symbolically receive it. This gesture shows that France is willing to return stolen artefacts to Egypt.
I sent four crates from the Cairo Museum with Sayed Hassan, the assistant director of the Museum to receive the artefacts. They were well protected and travelled back to Egypt on EgyptAir to Cairo. Representatives of the SCA met them at the airport and transported them to the Cairo Museum, where they are now.
We are now looking into the possibility of replacing the five paintings in the tomb, TT 15. I think it would be very difficult to put them back in the tomb, because it was severely damaged when thieves stole the artefacts. I believe returning these artefacts to Egypt is a good example to show that any museum that buys stolen artefacts will have an immediate reaction against them. However, because of the return of these artefacts, the Louvre expedition at Saqqara will be allowed to resume.
- Home From The Range
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) A large number of pre-historic artefacts stolen from a Maadi storehouse have returned to Egypt, as Nevine El-Aref reports. After touring around various American states, 79 pre-dynastic artefacts, including plain stone...
- The Tomb Of Tetiky Tt15
The violation which has occurred to the tomb of Tetiky in the Theban necropolis in the last few decades has left the tomb damaged perhaps beyond repair. Though the Louvre has had to return the 5 frescoes that were hacked out of the tombs walls Dr Hawass...
- Repatriation
During Egypt's President Mubarak's visit to France he will collect 5 fragments of tomb frescoes stolen from a tomb in the Theban necropolis. The issue of the fragments of tomb paintings have found the Louvre's expedition in Egypt recently...
- The Tomb Of Tetiky
Excellent article complete with pictures of some of the fresco's stolen from the 18th dynasty tomb of Tetiky at Dra Abu l' Naga. The fragments turned up in the collection of the Louvre who will be returning them in 6 days whether this will allow...
- The Louvre Suspension
Five fragments of wall paintings in the Louvre were stolen from an Egyptian tomb in 1980 in an area of the Theban necropolis known as "the tombs of the nobles". The Supreme council of antiquities informed the Louvre's director Henri Loyrette who apparently...