Antiques

Ancient Egyptian statue made of granite on sale at Christie’s

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 - 11:04 GMT

The statue is estimated to fetch between $120,000 and $180,000.

In pics: Business of recovering antique doors in Egypt

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 - 01:51 GMT

Entering into Othman’s place, you will get the sense that you are walking inside a museum of old wooden doors, and that they are put for display only.

Grand Egyptian Museum to receive new antiques

Sun, 10 Sep 2017 - 03:37 GMT

The subsystem committee of Grand Egyptian Museum discussed the final plan of transferring huge and heavy antiques from the Egyptian museum in Al-Tahrir square.

U.S. returns Saddam Hussein’s stolen antique chess set

Mon, 04 Sep 2017 - 01:20 GMT

Saddam Hussein’s antique chess set has finally been returned to Iraq after it was stolen back in 2003.

Tour in luxurious palace of Prince Beshtak

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 - 07:30 GMT

Egypt today takes a look at the Beshtak Palace in Old Cairo.

Antiquities Ministry uncovers details behind lost antiques

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 - 11:38 GMT

A report was submitted by Ministry of Antiquities to identify 32,638 missing antiques so INTERPOL and other relevant bodies for recovery can track them.

Egypt to restore 5,000 antiques from AUC

Sun, 16 Jul 2017 - 06:42 GMT

he American University in Cairo (AUC) will return 5,000 historical pieces to the Egyptian government.

Ministry of Antiquities retrieves antique plaque from France

Wed, 10 May 2017 - 09:49 GMT

The Ministry of Antiquities received the era of "Nakhtenbo II". The plaque has been delivered from France.

Ninety-nine artifacts seized before smuggling to Europe

Fri, 05 May 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Ninety-nine historical garnished plates were seized by security forces on Thursday at Alexandria Port before being smuggled to Europe.

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