Egypt
Two more late period bronzes stolen from the Egyptian Museum, Cairo have been discovered and will be returned. The statues include a statue of Osiris and a statue of the god Harpocrates.
Two more statues have also been recovered of the same gods and will be returned to where they were taken?
Here pictures
- Missing Items Recovered From Cairo Museum
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) With photos. In yet another strange twist to the ongoing saga of the looting of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, two more of the stolen pieces have turned up. Where? Well, that’s the strange part – they were found...
- 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...
- France Returns Internet Loot
Five objects found for sale on the internet in France, allegedly stolen from Egypt during the 2011 revolution have been returned to the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry. The five pieces are from the Ptolemaic period, this coffin lid is an example of an...
- Osiris Returns
A small good news story on the return of a couple of statuettes of Osiris stolen from the Malawi museum. The Minister of state of Antiquities put out a call to those who plundered the museum to hand over the stolen artifacts without fear of repercussions....
- Five More Objects Returned To Cairo Museum
Five more objects stolen from the Cairo museum have been recovered including a bronze scepter head and four statuettes of gods. Four of the bronzes are in good condition however a bronze of an Apis bull was returned broken though the report says it can...
Egypt
Two More Stolen Statuettes returned to Cairo Museum
Two more late period bronzes stolen from the Egyptian Museum, Cairo have been discovered and will be returned. The statues include a statue of Osiris and a statue of the god Harpocrates.
Two more statues have also been recovered of the same gods and will be returned to where they were taken?
Here pictures
- Missing Items Recovered From Cairo Museum
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) With photos. In yet another strange twist to the ongoing saga of the looting of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, two more of the stolen pieces have turned up. Where? Well, that’s the strange part – they were found...
- 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...
- France Returns Internet Loot
Five objects found for sale on the internet in France, allegedly stolen from Egypt during the 2011 revolution have been returned to the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry. The five pieces are from the Ptolemaic period, this coffin lid is an example of an...
- Osiris Returns
A small good news story on the return of a couple of statuettes of Osiris stolen from the Malawi museum. The Minister of state of Antiquities put out a call to those who plundered the museum to hand over the stolen artifacts without fear of repercussions....
- Five More Objects Returned To Cairo Museum
Five more objects stolen from the Cairo museum have been recovered including a bronze scepter head and four statuettes of gods. Four of the bronzes are in good condition however a bronze of an Apis bull was returned broken though the report says it can...