Egypt Recovers Three Smuggled Artifacts from the Netherlands

Recovered items include a mummified head and parts of a wooden tomb, believed to have been stolen through illegal excavation.

• The artifacts were found in the Netherlands, with two items for sale in an antiques shop.
• Recovered items date back to the Hellenistic period and Egypt’s New Kingdom era.
• Dutch authorities collaborated with Egypt to retrieve the items, including a mummified head with remnants of teeth and hair.
• A Dutch individual voluntarily handed over the mummified head, inherited from a relative.
• This repatriation is part of Egypt's broader effort to recover over 30,000 stolen artifacts since 2014.

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