![]() ![]() “It’s safe to say that we can open an entire museum solely based on the artifacts repatriated,” celebrated Howayda Abdel Rahman, Egypt’s Consul General in New York. While historically and culturally priceless, the 16 artifacts also hold a monetary value worth an estimated EGP 76 million (USD 4 million), further showcasing the costs of stolen Egyptian artifacts. ![]() They were seized, pursuant into a wide-ranging investigation into illegal traffickers and looters,” announced Alvin Bragg, Manhattan’s District Attorney during the live repatriation ceremony. “These are priceless pieces of history and culture. 2 Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy by George G. How the African continent gave its culture to the Western World. The abolition of Greek philosophy with the Egyptian Mysteries identifies them 4. Among the most notable artifacts are the upper part of a painted coffin, a limestone plaque with hieroglyphic engravings, five illustrative linen fragments that allude to biblical beliefs, a bronze statue of a famed ancient Egyptian musician known as Kemes, and a Roman-era portrait of a lady in Fayoum. of identity between the Egyptian and Greek systems are shown 3. Egypt is receiving 16 stolen antiquities from the United States following a formal repatriation ceremony between the two countries in New York on 8 September. ![]()
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