Egyptian Artifacts Archives

787 Egyptian artifacts to be displayed in China for one year

The Shanghai Museum in China will host 787 Egyptian artifacts in a massive exhibition taking place from July 2024 to August 2025. The Egyptian Cabinet approved on Thursday, the holding of an exhibition entitled “The Top of the Pyramid.. Ancient Egyptian Civilization” at the Shanghai Museum in China. The Cabinet’s Media Center stated that the …

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Egypt Independent February 9, 2024

Four Egyptian artifacts nominated among world’s ‘supernatural discoveries’

Four Egyptian artifacts have been nominated as among the world’s most “supernatural” discoveries, archaeological expert Magdy Shaker announced on Wednesday. Shaker added in televised statements to “Extra News” channel that the pieces that were nominated are unique and unprecedented. The first of these is the Rosetta Stone, the discovery that led to the world deciphering …

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Egypt Independent July 21, 2023

Photos: Five Egyptian artifacts sold at London’s auction hall ‘Christie’s’

Al-Masry Al-Youm monitored the sale of five Egyptian artifacts on October 6, in “Christie’s”, one of the most important auction halls in London. This is not the first time that original Egyptian antiquities are traded in Christie’s. Previous attempts were made by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry to stop these auctions, but the matter is always …

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Egypt Independent November 1, 2022

Egypt retrieves smuggled artifacts from Switzerland

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced that it is making arrangements to return several ancient Egyptian artifacts that had previously been received by Egypt’s Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation Wael Gad from the Federal Office of Culture in August. These pieces include a part of a statue of a lady made of alabaster, a stone piece …

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Egypt Independent June 5, 2022