Egypt
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's archaeological mission to resume work at Saqqara is another matter.
http://drhawass.com/blog/battle-louvre
- 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...
- 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...
- Frescoes Returned
Here is a nice picture of one of the frescoes taken from the 3200 year old tomb of Tetiky in the Theban necropolis. Egypt's Supreme council of antiquities had recently cut off the Louvre's concessions in Egypt over the frescoes. ...
- The Louvre's Stolen Pictures
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- 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
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's archaeological mission to resume work at Saqqara is another matter.
http://drhawass.com/blog/battle-louvre
- 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...
- 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...
- Frescoes Returned
Here is a nice picture of one of the frescoes taken from the 3200 year old tomb of Tetiky in the Theban necropolis. Egypt's Supreme council of antiquities had recently cut off the Louvre's concessions in Egypt over the frescoes. ...
- The Louvre's Stolen Pictures
...
- 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...