The Consulate General of the Arab Republic of Egypt in New York on Wednesday received 11 artifacts that had entered the US illegally.
These pieces, dating back to various eras of ancient Egyptian civilization, were recovered as part of Egypt’s tireless efforts to protect its cultural heritage and safeguard antiquities smuggled from the country.
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mohamed Ismail Khaled, clarified that the recovery operation followed criminal investigations conducted by the relevant US authorities, which confirmed the artifacts had been illegally taken from Egypt.
Based on these findings, the Consul General of the Arab Republic of Egypt in New York formally received the pieces.
The Director General of the Repatriated Antiquities Department and supervisor of the Central Department of Archaeological Ports, Shaaban Abdel Gawad, explained that the recovered collection includes several items of significant historical and artistic value.
These include:
A vessel in the shape of the deity Bes, dating back to between 650 and 550 BCE. A funerary mask of a young man from the Roman era. A New Kingdom mural fragment adorned with hieroglyphic texts, depicting the upper part of a human figure, still retaining its vibrant colors.Additionally, the collection includes a tombstone dating to between the third and fourth centuries AD, a decorated vessel with Arabic inscriptions from the 19th century, and several other significant and diverse pieces.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
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