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Middle East
11 hours ago
- Middle East
OPEN// Egypt recovers smuggled artifacts from France
CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates has returned recovered Late Period artifacts from France to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The collection includes a limestone votive coffin, a limestone statue, a wooden statue of Anubis in jackal form, two detached wooden hands from painted coffins, three rare papyrus scrolls bearing royal seals, and a hieroglyphic-inscribed cylindrical container. The Egyptian Embassy in Paris secured the return of these pieces in cooperation with the French authorities after stopping an attempted illegal sale. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty personally attended the handover in Paris in February. Egypt joined the legal proceedings in France, resulting in a conviction and a court-ordered compensation of €23,000. This marks the third successful artifact recovery in May. Earlier this month, Egypt received 25 items from the United States and 20 from Australia, all delivered through diplomatic channels. (MENA) H A T/R G E
Al-Ahram Weekly
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Egypt repatriates seven ancient Egyptian artefacts from France - Ancient Egypt
Egypt has repatriated seven ancient Egyptian artefacts that were seized by French authorities in January after they thwarted their sale by a group of traffickers. The handover occurred at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in the New Administrative Capital. In coordination with the State Lawsuits Authority, the Ministries of Tourism and Antiquities, and Foreign Affairs ensured Egypt's participation as a civil party in the legal case over ownership of the artefacts. A court in Paris recently ruled in favour of Egypt, convicting the defendants and awarding €23,000 in financial compensation. The artefacts were subsequently handed over to the Egyptian Embassy in Paris in March, paving the way for their return to Egypt. Among the recovered items are a wooden statue of the god Anubis in his jackal form, a votive coffin, two wooden human hands, a terracotta figurine, and three small papyrus scrolls. Egyptian archaeological experts are currently examining the artefacts, which will be included in a forthcoming exhibition at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir. Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy praised the operation as a victory for Egypt's ongoing campaign to reclaim its stolen heritage. "This recovery represents another success for Egypt's cultural diplomacy and reaffirms our unwavering commitment to safeguarding our national heritage," he said. 'Each artifact we recover is a piece of our identity and historical memory that we are returning to its rightful place. Our work will continue in cooperation with international partners to protect and preserve our heritage for future generations.' The minister also commended the strong collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the effective coordination with French authorities as key to the operation's success. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, emphasized the historical importance of the recovered objects, noting that a detailed archaeological and technical report is underway. He also confirmed that Egyptian authorities have launched an investigation to identify all those responsible for smuggling the artefacts out of Egypt. Meanwhile, Shaaban Abdel Gawad, Director General of the Department for Antiquities Repatriation, highlighted the significance of the artefacts and stressed that the ministry remains committed to tracking down and reclaiming other looted pieces worldwide. This latest recovery underscores Egypt's broader strategy to combat the illicit trafficking of antiquities and strengthen international cooperation under agreements such as the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Sydney Morning Herald
09-05-2025
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
Dogs of death: Egyptian burial chambers reveal animals sacrificed in their millions
Prompted by this, as well as hieroglyphics and imagery of Anubis on mummy cases, Hartley has been invited to Brisbane at the weekend to deliver a ticketed public lecture titled Hounds of Ancient Egypt. Hartley said burial practices in pre-dynastic Egypt showed an early breed of greyhound was valued as a hunter and a guard animal for autonomous communities clustered along the Nile. 'The first documented burial that I found in my research comes from just after 4000BC, and that's a lovely burial of a human in a little wooden coffin, in which you can still see the remains of this little dog had been placed at the foot of the coffin,' she said. 'And about 3500 or 3200BC, you start to see cemeteries being made, and this is when you start to see dogs placed in them at the north, at the south, at the east, and at the west. 'The dogs protected flocks, or they protected communities, and they wanted to continue this in the afterlife.' The problem for dogs began, Hartley said, around the funerary practices during the Late Period, about 640BC, as religious practices that had been available only to the elites became available to the masses. 'When we opened the burial chambers the chambers were absolutely chock-a-block full, from the floor to the ceiling, with dog bones.' 'You get this vast increase in people wanting to buy a dog, a votive dog, and place it in the temple.' Hartley's research suggests priests would breed and sell dogs (usually common mixed-breed dogs) to worshippers expressly as votive offerings. 'As soon as you have a moneymaking thing, you get people who are prepared to do horrible things to animals, for the sake of money,' she said. Hartley's lecture on Saturday is recommended for history buffs older than 16. 'Hopefully, it won't be a talk that'll make people dreary and miserable,' Hartley said. Following the lecture, an independent adoption agency, Love a Greyhound, will bring half a dozen dogs available to adopt for a meet and greet in the Museum's Dinosaur Garden. The fact that greyhounds were popular many thousands of years ago is startling, given debates around greyhound racing in Queensland. The official opening of the new 'home of Queensland greyhound racing', The Q in Ipswich, is scheduled for June 8, but animal welfare group the Coalition for Greyhound Protection alleges that five greyhounds have already died at the facility. The industry has been under a spotlight since a 2015 Four Corners report that revealed practices such as live baiting and euthanasia for retired racing dogs.
The Age
09-05-2025
- General
- The Age
Dogs of death: Egyptian burial chambers reveal animals sacrificed in their millions
Prompted by this, as well as hieroglyphics and imagery of Anubis on mummy cases, Hartley has been invited to Brisbane at the weekend to deliver a ticketed public lecture titled Hounds of Ancient Egypt. Hartley said burial practices in pre-dynastic Egypt showed an early breed of greyhound was valued as a hunter and a guard animal for autonomous communities clustered along the Nile. 'The first documented burial that I found in my research comes from just after 4000BC, and that's a lovely burial of a human in a little wooden coffin, in which you can still see the remains of this little dog had been placed at the foot of the coffin,' she said. 'And about 3500 or 3200BC, you start to see cemeteries being made, and this is when you start to see dogs placed in them at the north, at the south, at the east, and at the west. 'The dogs protected flocks, or they protected communities, and they wanted to continue this in the afterlife.' The problem for dogs began, Hartley said, around the funerary practices during the Late Period, about 640BC, as religious practices that had been available only to the elites became available to the masses. 'When we opened the burial chambers the chambers were absolutely chock-a-block full, from the floor to the ceiling, with dog bones.' 'You get this vast increase in people wanting to buy a dog, a votive dog, and place it in the temple.' Hartley's research suggests priests would breed and sell dogs (usually common mixed-breed dogs) to worshippers expressly as votive offerings. 'As soon as you have a moneymaking thing, you get people who are prepared to do horrible things to animals, for the sake of money,' she said. Hartley's lecture on Saturday is recommended for history buffs older than 16. 'Hopefully, it won't be a talk that'll make people dreary and miserable,' Hartley said. Following the lecture, an independent adoption agency, Love a Greyhound, will bring half a dozen dogs available to adopt for a meet and greet in the Museum's Dinosaur Garden. The fact that greyhounds were popular many thousands of years ago is startling, given debates around greyhound racing in Queensland. The official opening of the new 'home of Queensland greyhound racing', The Q in Ipswich, is scheduled for June 8, but animal welfare group the Coalition for Greyhound Protection alleges that five greyhounds have already died at the facility. The industry has been under a spotlight since a 2015 Four Corners report that revealed practices such as live baiting and euthanasia for retired racing dogs.
