As part of Egypt’s ongoing national efforts to reclaim its heritage and protect its ancient legacy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Ministry of Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates' Affairs, has handed over a collection of repatriated artifacts from the United States to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
A total of 36 artifacts were recovered from the state of New York after being illegally smuggled out of Egypt. The pieces were divided into three main groups: the first includes 11 artifacts confiscated by the Office of the New York Attorney General and handed to the Egyptian Consulate in New York; the second includes 24 rare manuscripts featuring Coptic and Syriac texts; and the third is a painted limestone relief from the 18th Dynasty, returned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
This achievement reflects Egypt’s steadfast commitment to protecting its heritage and recovering its antiquities, the result of close cooperation among national institutions in accordance with the Law for the Protection of Antiquities and international agreements prohibiting the illicit trafficking of cultural property.
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