A once-powerful pharaoh’s priceless bracelet was melted down and bought after being stolen from an Egyptian museum, in accordance with native officers.
The disappearance of the bracelet, which as soon as belonged to Pharaoh Usermaatre Amenemope, was introduced by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Sept. 17. Officers circulated photographs of the artifact to airports and border crossings.
The artifact was taken from the restoration laboratory of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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A restoration specialist took the bracelet from a secure on the museum on Sept. 9, in accordance with the BBC. She gave it to a silver jeweler — who then bought it to a gold jeweler for $3,735.
The bracelet was then bought to a gold foundry employee for $4,025, who melted it down with different metals. Egyptian officers stated the cash was seized, and all 4 suspects have been arrested.
Egyptian authorities introduced the theft of a gold and lapis lazuli bracelet as soon as owned by Pharaoh Amenemope. (Chesnot/Getty Pictures; Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
Amenemope dominated in the course of the Third Intermediate Interval, possible between 993 and 984 B.C., making the bracelet greater than 3,000 years previous.
Earlier than the latest arrests, officers circulated photos of the bracelet, which was manufactured from gold and strung with beads manufactured from lapis lazuli, a blue stone prized in antiquity.
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The Egyptian Museum, one of many nation’s hottest vacationer spots, homes the world’s largest assortment of Egyptian antiquities.
The lacking bracelet, believed to be greater than 3,000 years previous, as soon as belonged to Pharaoh Amenemope. Right here, curators are seen inspecting Amenemope’s masks in 2023. (Stephane de Sakutini/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
The establishment has over 120,000 artifacts in its collections.
The theft of the bracelet got here as Egypt stays one of many world’s hottest vacationer locations, attracting a number of million guests per yr.
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo stays one of many nation’s hottest locations for vacationers worldwide. (Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu by way of Getty Pictures)
The nation’s authorities not too long ago revealed its plans to construct a mega resort at Mount Sinai, the place the place God gave Moses the Ten Commandments.
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Archaeologists have additionally uncovered a wide range of treasures, together with historic tombs, which officers hope will increase cultural tourism.
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