Egypt
The buzz word of the moment! The latest case of repatriation has been picked up by a number of online publications. Thanks to everyone who sent links.
The New York Metropolitan Museum Returns Fragment of Red Granite Naos
Straits Times
Met Museum Press Statement
Looting Matters
Art Museum Journal
DrHawass.com
Associated Press/Google
- Restoring The Naos Of Amenemhat I
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The issue of returning stolen artefacts to Egypt is very important to me. I have worked for years on returning pieces that were illegally taken from Egypt, and there are many great institutions that support and assist me in...
- Repatriation: Temple Fragment Returns To Egypt
The Independent, UK (Ann Wuyts) Egypt's Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni and Dr. Zahi Hawass today returned a piece of red granite belonging to an ancient Egyptian temple to its rightful place - the base of Amenemhat I's naos. Both officials are...
- Naos Of Amenemhet I
This is a nice short article from the Egyptian vice minister of culture Dr. Zahi Hawass on the history of a Naos at Karnak and the fragment of it which disappeared a century ago to be bought by the good people of the Metropolitan museum of art and returned...
- Avenue Of Sphinxes
Here Dr. Hawass announces the return of the piece of the red granite naos to its rightful place joined back to the naos of Amenemhet I at Karnak. The fine doctor also reviews the newly restored avenue of sphinxes linking Karnak with Luxor....
- Coffin Of Amenemhet I
There are news stories circulating including by the Egypt state service that a piece of the coffin of Amenemhet I is to be returned to Egypt thanks to the Metropolitan museum of art in New york who purchased the piece with the thought of giving it back...
Egypt
Repatriation
The buzz word of the moment! The latest case of repatriation has been picked up by a number of online publications. Thanks to everyone who sent links.
The New York Metropolitan Museum Returns Fragment of Red Granite Naos
Straits Times
Met Museum Press Statement
Looting Matters
Art Museum Journal
DrHawass.com
Associated Press/Google
The Met is returning a fragment of the red granite shrine or "naos" currently located in Karnak and dating to the 12th Dynasty reign of Amenemhat. It was purchased by the Met from an antiquities dealer with the intention of returning it. There's a photo on the presstv website.
More re Louvre repatriation of Luxor fragments
Associated Press/Google
The Associated Press article discussing the Met's return of the naos fragment also says that during the recent negotiations over the return of items between the SCA and the Louvre a lecture by Christine Ziegler was cancelled and that she continues to be shunned because Hawass "claims [she] is responsible for acquiring the artifacts in the first place". A very serious allegation. Ziegler was honorary chief curator of the department of Egyptian antiquities at the Louvre Museum in Paris until 2007. It will be interesting to see how this develops.
More re Louvre repatriation of Luxor fragments
Associated Press/Google
The Associated Press article discussing the Met's return of the naos fragment also says that during the recent negotiations over the return of items between the SCA and the Louvre a lecture by Christine Ziegler was cancelled and that she continues to be shunned because Hawass "claims [she] is responsible for acquiring the artifacts in the first place". A very serious allegation. Ziegler was honorary chief curator of the department of Egyptian antiquities at the Louvre Museum in Paris until 2007. It will be interesting to see how this develops.
- Restoring The Naos Of Amenemhat I
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The issue of returning stolen artefacts to Egypt is very important to me. I have worked for years on returning pieces that were illegally taken from Egypt, and there are many great institutions that support and assist me in...
- Repatriation: Temple Fragment Returns To Egypt
The Independent, UK (Ann Wuyts) Egypt's Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni and Dr. Zahi Hawass today returned a piece of red granite belonging to an ancient Egyptian temple to its rightful place - the base of Amenemhat I's naos. Both officials are...
- Naos Of Amenemhet I
This is a nice short article from the Egyptian vice minister of culture Dr. Zahi Hawass on the history of a Naos at Karnak and the fragment of it which disappeared a century ago to be bought by the good people of the Metropolitan museum of art and returned...
- Avenue Of Sphinxes
Here Dr. Hawass announces the return of the piece of the red granite naos to its rightful place joined back to the naos of Amenemhet I at Karnak. The fine doctor also reviews the newly restored avenue of sphinxes linking Karnak with Luxor....
- Coffin Of Amenemhet I
There are news stories circulating including by the Egypt state service that a piece of the coffin of Amenemhet I is to be returned to Egypt thanks to the Metropolitan museum of art in New york who purchased the piece with the thought of giving it back...