Egypt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/705/eg3.htm
A 30th Dynasty granite relief has been returned to Egypt by Christie's auction house in New York. The relief was one part of a larger scene which had been removed from the temple of Behbeit Al-Hegara in the Delta governorate of Gharbiya. More information at the above link.
- Akht Back Home
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) A GRANITE engraving depicting a cow-shaped ancient Egyptian deity Akht is back in Egypt. Eleven years after having gone missing from its original location in Behbit Al-Hegara temple in the Nile Delta, a granite engraving...
- Granite Depiction Of Cow-shaped Deity Returns To Egypt
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) After 11 years of absence from the Behbit El-Hegara temple in El-Gharbiya governorate, the engraving featuring the cow-shaped ancient Egyptian deity Akht will soon be back in its original position. The engraving is part of...
- Egyptian Item Repatriated From The Uk
Luxor Times With photos. Back from an auction hall in London, Egypt managed to retrieve a granite relief which is a part of a bigger scene from the 30th dynasty temple of Isis in Bahbit Al hegara, Delta(known as Iseum or Isaeum). The relief depicts a...
- Smuggled Artefacts Returning To Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The two ancient Egyptian objects were saved for the nation when the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) succeeded in halting their sale in London and Amsterdam respectively as part of its campaign to stamp out the trade...
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The recent coming to light of six ancient Egyptian artifacts at Christie's auction house has raised a whole host of questions. The red granite sunk relief of a Nubian prisoner is likely stolen from an excavation in 2000 says Archaeologists Dr. Hourig...
Egypt
Stolen 30th Dynasty relief returned to Egypt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/705/eg3.htm
A 30th Dynasty granite relief has been returned to Egypt by Christie's auction house in New York. The relief was one part of a larger scene which had been removed from the temple of Behbeit Al-Hegara in the Delta governorate of Gharbiya. More information at the above link.
- Akht Back Home
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) A GRANITE engraving depicting a cow-shaped ancient Egyptian deity Akht is back in Egypt. Eleven years after having gone missing from its original location in Behbit Al-Hegara temple in the Nile Delta, a granite engraving...
- Granite Depiction Of Cow-shaped Deity Returns To Egypt
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) After 11 years of absence from the Behbit El-Hegara temple in El-Gharbiya governorate, the engraving featuring the cow-shaped ancient Egyptian deity Akht will soon be back in its original position. The engraving is part of...
- Egyptian Item Repatriated From The Uk
Luxor Times With photos. Back from an auction hall in London, Egypt managed to retrieve a granite relief which is a part of a bigger scene from the 30th dynasty temple of Isis in Bahbit Al hegara, Delta(known as Iseum or Isaeum). The relief depicts a...
- Smuggled Artefacts Returning To Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The two ancient Egyptian objects were saved for the nation when the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) succeeded in halting their sale in London and Amsterdam respectively as part of its campaign to stamp out the trade...
- Who's Collection?
The recent coming to light of six ancient Egyptian artifacts at Christie's auction house has raised a whole host of questions. The red granite sunk relief of a Nubian prisoner is likely stolen from an excavation in 2000 says Archaeologists Dr. Hourig...