Including the Green Coffin.. Egypt recovers 29,000 antiquities
In the previous ruling, 29,300 pieces were recovered from several foreign and Arab countries.
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Ahmed Essa Abu Hussein, Minister of Culture and Antiquities, said that Egypt was able to retrieve it from the antiquities that were illegally left outside the country.
Egypt recovers 29 thousand antiquities
In the previous ruling, 29,300 pieces were recovered from several foreign and Arab countries.
For example, in 2021, Egypt succeeded in recovering 53 thousand artifacts, and more than 110 artifacts in 2022 from New Zealand, the United States and France.
Green coffin
On a related note, Dr. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, confirmed that the green coffin that is being received today from the United States is large, and indicates that what was in it was one of the figures from the 19th era.
He added, during his speech during the receipt of the green coffin that Egypt recovered from the United States, that the weight of the cover for the coffin reaches half a ton, “500 kilos.”
The green coffin cover is more than 3 meters long, and the coffin itself is made of wood covered with hieroglyphs.
The face of the coffin was colored green, which is why it was called the green coffin, in addition to being decorated with gold decorations.
Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the recovery of the Green Coffin from the United States of America represents a new link in the series of successes of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to restore Egypt's cultural heritage.
530 pieces were recovered
He pointed out that in 2021, 530 pieces were recovered, and that the state will not tolerate the recovery of all stolen antiquities, and that there are antiquities from Egypt that will be returned from all countries of the world.
He explained that Egypt does not neglect its antiquities, and there are great efforts for that, and that there are existing issues for the return of antiquities.
It is worth noting that this Egyptian-American cooperation was not the only one to recover a number of smuggled antiquities in recent periods, Over the past years, cooperation has taken place to retrieve a gilded sarcophagus, which is one of the most important pieces on display in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization now.
