Supervisor Elham AbolFateh
Editor in Chief Mohamed Wadie

Antiquities Minister: 17 Artifacts Including Green Coffin Recovered from US


Mon 02 Jan 2023 | 11:51 AM
Green Coffin
Green Coffin
Basant Ahmed

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Essa, affirmed on Monday that the Egyptian state is keen on recovering Egyptian antiquities from abroad, pointing out to the concerted Egyptian and international efforts in cooperation with the US authorities in light of investigations that lasted for years, through which Egypt was able to recover the Green Coffin from the United States.

The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities indicated during the joint conference between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US Embassy to announce the details of Egypt's recovery of the Green Coffin, that the Egyptian state is working diligently to preserve Egyptian antiquities and recover smuggled ones from abroad, stressing that Egypt was able to recover a number of important Egyptian antiquities during 2019 and about 5 thousand pieces in 2022.

He revealed that the recovery of 17 artifacts, including the Green Coffin, from the United States.