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|  Posted 28-01-2013 at 14:20
Stolen Egyptian artefacts seized on Cairo-Suez highway
Stolen Egyptian artefacts seized on Cairo-Suez highway
Egyptian police have confiscated a hoard of 863 artefacts from a man travelling on the Cairo-Suez highway on Wednesday.
The man was trying to escape from a police ambush after police stopped his vehicle for inspection. He was later arrested and has been detained pending further investigations.
The collection includes objects from ancient, Graeco-Roman, and Islamic periods of Egyptian history.
Youssef Khalifa, head of the Confiscated Antiquities Section at the antiquities ministry, told Ahram Online that all the objects were genuine except for a dozen very accurate replicas.
The collection includes 180 small amulets, 10 scarabs, 120 Ptolemaic coins, 407 bronze Roman coins and three Osirian wooden statues from the late period.
There was also a very well preserved limestone basin from the Old Kingdom outlined with hieroglyphic text and the name of King Senefru's purification priest. Senefru was the founder of the fourth dynasty and the father of King Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
A limestone stele depicting a bust of the god Ptah and a black granite statue of the goddess Hathor were also among the collection.
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said early investigations prove the objects were stolen from illicit excavations at various archaeological sites and a team from the ministry would study every object to discover its original location.
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| Posted 12-03-2013 at 13:16
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Egypts tomb raiders put precious monuments in real danger
EGYPT faces the permanent loss of its most sacred historical treasures unless President Mohamed Morsi takes immediate steps to control illegal development and curb looting, warned the country’s most eminent archaeologist last night.
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| Posted 13-03-2013 at 10:39
Bump for newsletter - thanks for these Jackdaw
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