October 13, 2009
Hawass claims that the Louvre knew Egyptian artefacts were looted
More coverage of Zahi Hawass’s threats to cut ties between Egypt & the Louvre, as arguments over disputed artefacts in the French museum escalate. Hawass also alleges that the Louvre knew the artefacts were obtained illegally at the time that they were acquired.
From:
Independent Online (Zaire)
Artefacts drive wedge between Egypt, Louvre
October 08 2009 at 09:18AM
By Paul SchemmEgypt’s antiquities czar took his campaign to recover the nation’s lost treasures to a new level on Wednesday by cutting ties with one of the world’s premier museums, the Louvre, over disputed artefacts.
The Paris museum’s refusal to return painted wall fragments of a 3 200-year-old tomb near the ancient temple city of Luxor could jeopardise its future excavations in Egypt.
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