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Tale of stolen head of Nefertiti

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 - 01:18 GMT

How was Nefertiti's Head Bust smuggled out of Egypt?

Dec. 7 marks the 108th anniversary of discovering Nefertiti’s head statue

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 - 12:05 GMT

Today marks the 108th anniversary of the discovery of the head statue of the Pharaonic Queen Nefertiti, the wife of King Akhenaten, precisely on December 7, 1912 by the German archaeologist Ludwig Borchard.

Egyptian artifacts under attack in Berlin

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 - 01:49 GMT

Berlin Museums Police announced that one or more attackers had sprayed oil on about 63 artifacts, including Egyptian coffins, sculptures and frameworks, in the museums located on the Museums Island in Berlin.

Four men go on trial for theft of giant gold coin from Berlin museum

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 - 11:21 GMT

Four men go on trial for theft of giant gold coin from Berlin museum.

Berlin museum returns Nazi-looted treasure

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 - 09:30 GMT

Berlin museum returns Nazi-looted treasure.

Recurrence of Pharaonic stone slab returned to Berlin Museum

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 - 08:09 GMT

An ancient Egyptian Pharaonic stone slab was returned to the Berlin Museum in Germany, after 70 years, where it was thought to be lost during World War II.

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