In 2010, the Egyptian government demanded the return of the Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799, and still held at the British Museum. Egyptian authorities are indignant over the sale of a stolen bust of Pharaoh Tutankhamun at Christie’s auction house in London, reports The Guardian. Officials claim that the bust was stolen several decades ago, and requested the auction be cancelled. They have not presented any documents to prove otherwise,” he said, adding Egypt would continue to seek the artefact’s return. Former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass alleged the bust might have been removed from the temple at Karnak during the 1970s.

Source: Ethiopian News July 06, 2019 11:03 UTC