The items retrieved include a mummified head from the Hellenistic period, a ceramic funerary figurine dating to Egypt’s New Kingdom era, and part of a wooden tomb bearing an inscription of the goddess Isis
Egypt recovered three ancient artifacts that were smuggled out of the country and found in the Netherlands , where two of the items were for sale in an antiques shop, Egypt ian officials said Tuesday.
Dutch police and the cultural heritage inspection unit retrieved the figurines and parts of the tomb after determining that they were smuggled out of Egypt. A Dutch individual handed over the mummified head, which he had inherited from a family member, to local authorities.
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