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Egypt: King Tutankhamun Sculpture Sold at Christie's Despite Outrage
DW, 5 July 2019
UK-based Christie's auction house sold an ancient sculpture of King Tut's head for £4,746,250 ($5,969,904, €5,290,171) on Thursday. The organization did not share any… Read more »
King Tutankhamun's Bust Sold Despite Egypt's Outcry
A 3,000-year-old sculpture of King Tutankhamun was auctioned off by Christie's for nearly U.S.$6 million, despite Egypt calling on the UK government to stop the sale. Egypt claimed the relic was illegally taken from the country.
An Egyptian head of the God Amen with the features of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen. circa 1333-1323 B.C., is up for auction at Christie's.
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Egypt has launched an investigation into the planned sale of a 3000-year-old stone statue of King Tutankahmun which is expected to take place in London in July. Officials in the ... Read more »
