January 20, 2009
Egypt askes Sweden to return artefacts
The ever pugnacious Zahi Hawass has issued a formal request to Sweden asking for the return of 212 artefacts.
From:
International Herald Tribune
Egypt asks Sweden to return artifacts
The Associated Press
Published: January 19, 2009CAIRO, Egypt: Egypt has formally asked Sweden for the return of 212 artifacts taken out of the country by a Swedish collector in mid 1920s, Egypt’s chief archaeologist said Monday.
Zahi Hawass, the head of the Council of Antiquities, said in a statement that the council’s lawyer has been in touch with Ostergotlands County Museum in Sweden.
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