Egypt
Here we have "The Suicide of Cleopatre" by Albrecht Durer recently recovered by Italian police in the home of a Roman designer and art collector. The painting was stolen from a collection in May of 1972 and recovered along with fifteen other stolen works.
- Police Recover Pharaonic Artefacts Stolen In Wake Of Revolution
Ahram Online (Nevine el-Aref) A collection of 35 ancient Egyptian artefacts stolen in the wake of last year's Tahrir Square uprising was recovered on Monday by Tourism and Antiquities police. The objects were found buried in sand close to the Horemhab...
- Bronze Statues Give Few Clues About Origins
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) Some bronze statues recovered this week in Egypt during a police action, have turned to be a little mystery -- well in keeping with the Egyptian deity, the god of silence and secrecy, they represent. Dating to the Late...
- Alleged Artifact Thieves Referred For Military Trial
Al Masry Al Youm The Tourism and Antiquities Police referred two suspects accused of stealing artifacts from the Egyptian Museum for military trial, according to an Interior Ministry statement released Monday. The statement said the antiquities police,...
- Stolen Egyptian Artifacts Found At Auction House
Real Clear Arts (Judith H. Dobrzynski) Well, that was quick: The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced today that it has recovered seven of the eight ancient Egyptian artifacts that were stolen from the Bijbels Museum in Amsterdam in the...
- The Cairo Museum
I started this article in 2010 though it was forgotten in those days by the coming of the revolution. The article featured the plight of the museums staff who among other things I was wondering if they were happy in their jobs, paid well, and if differentiating...
Egypt
The Suicide of Cleopatre
Here we have "The Suicide of Cleopatre" by Albrecht Durer recently recovered by Italian police in the home of a Roman designer and art collector. The painting was stolen from a collection in May of 1972 and recovered along with fifteen other stolen works.
Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino.
- Police Recover Pharaonic Artefacts Stolen In Wake Of Revolution
Ahram Online (Nevine el-Aref) A collection of 35 ancient Egyptian artefacts stolen in the wake of last year's Tahrir Square uprising was recovered on Monday by Tourism and Antiquities police. The objects were found buried in sand close to the Horemhab...
- Bronze Statues Give Few Clues About Origins
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) Some bronze statues recovered this week in Egypt during a police action, have turned to be a little mystery -- well in keeping with the Egyptian deity, the god of silence and secrecy, they represent. Dating to the Late...
- Alleged Artifact Thieves Referred For Military Trial
Al Masry Al Youm The Tourism and Antiquities Police referred two suspects accused of stealing artifacts from the Egyptian Museum for military trial, according to an Interior Ministry statement released Monday. The statement said the antiquities police,...
- Stolen Egyptian Artifacts Found At Auction House
Real Clear Arts (Judith H. Dobrzynski) Well, that was quick: The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced today that it has recovered seven of the eight ancient Egyptian artifacts that were stolen from the Bijbels Museum in Amsterdam in the...
- The Cairo Museum
I started this article in 2010 though it was forgotten in those days by the coming of the revolution. The article featured the plight of the museums staff who among other things I was wondering if they were happy in their jobs, paid well, and if differentiating...