On Monday, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities brought back four ancient Egyptian artifacts that were illegally smuggled to Italy.
In his remarks, the Secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Mostafa Waziry praised the fruitful collaboration between the Egyptian and Italian authorities in the field of combating smuggling endeavors and illegal transfer of artifacts.
In turn, Shaaban Abdel-Gawad, Supervisor of the Antiquities Repatriation Department at the SCA revealed that the repatriated artifacts include a part of a coffin lid carved in wood and decorated with rows of hieroglyphic text from the Late Period that was recovered in 2017.
They featured a ceramic vase and a part of a statuette depicting a female figure from the Graeco-Roman period recovered in 2018 and a 2.5cm tall Djed pillar recovered from Turin Museum in 2022, he added.
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