Egypt has efficiently reclaimed three historical artifacts from Germany on Saturday 12 October 2024.
A delegation from Germany’s Ministry of Tradition and Media formally handed over the objects to the Egyptian Embassy in Berlin, and they’re set to return to Egypt quickly.
Sherif Fathy, Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, emphasised the significance of this restoration, noting it as a milestone within the cooperation between Egypt and Germany to fight the unlawful commerce of cultural property.
He acknowledged that cultural heritage is a shared legacy for all of humanity.
The recovered objects embrace a gilded mummy’s cranium and hand, which had been displayed on the Museum of Artwork in Hamburg for over 30 years.
These artifacts date again greater than 2,000 years earlier than Christ and belong to the traditional Egyptian civilization, although the precise circumstances of their arrival in Germany stay unclear.
Moreover, customs authorities at Frankfurt Airport seized an historical Egyptian amulet within the form of the ankh image, relationship again to 600 BC, throughout an try to smuggle it into Germany from the UK.
The restoration course of started when the Hamburg Museum expressed its need to return the mother stays.
Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary-Common of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, praised the collaboration between the Egyptian authorities and varied worldwide our bodies in defending and preserving Egypt’s wealthy historic legacy.
