Egypt
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 to it's place back at Karnak.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- A Gift To Egypt
Here Dr. Hawass displays pictures of the naos and the fragment being returned by the Metropolitan museum of art. http://drhawass.com/blog/press-release-metropolitan-museum-return-artifact...
Egypt
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 to it's place back at Karnak.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- A Gift To Egypt
Here Dr. Hawass displays pictures of the naos and the fragment being returned by the Metropolitan museum of art. http://drhawass.com/blog/press-release-metropolitan-museum-return-artifact...