US authorities confiscate 3,000-year-old Egyptian artifact ...Egypt

Federal agents in Memphis, Tennessee, have confiscated an ancient Egyptian artifact dating back 3,000 years, which was in a shipment coming from Europe, according to CNN. The US Customs and Border Protection said it intercepted the lid of an Egyptian canopic jar in the shape of the god Imset on August 17. The administration said the shipment was sent from a merchant to a private buyer in the US, and the shipper provided conflicting statements about its value. Experts at the University of Memphis’ Institute of Art and Archeology helped determine the artifact’s authenticity. The administration said the object likely dates from 1069 BC to 653 BC. The authorities say the antiquity is protected b

Hence then, the article about us authorities confiscate 3 000 year old egyptian artifact was published today ( Sunday 28/08/2022 - 12:16 PM ) and is available on EGYPT INDEPENDENT ( Egypt ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.

Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( US authorities confiscate 3,000-year-old Egyptian artifact )

Also on site :

• One dead, four wounded in downtown Oakland bar shooting
• EU fires back at Zelensky for threatening Orban
• National Perspective: Total war emerges from the fog