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Ancient artifacts hit the headlines: a 3,000-year-old Pharaoh’s bracelet stolen, and a cursed tomb’s painting vanished at Cairo’s Egyptian Museum.

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3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Bracelet Stolen

On September 9, a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet belonging to Pharaoh Amenemope was stolen from the Egyptian Museum's restoration lab in Cairo. The bracelet was sold through a chain of dealers and melted down. Four suspects, including a museum restoration specialist, have been arrested and confessed. The theft has raised concerns over museum security ahead of major exhibitions.

Ancient Egyptian Tomb Painting Disappears

A limestone painting from the tomb of Khentika in Saqqara, Egypt, dating to the Sixth Dynasty (around 2700-2200 BC), has gone missing. The tomb, sealed since 2019, was found in the 1950s. Prosecutors are investigating the disappearance amid recent thefts of ancient artifacts, including a Pharaoh’s bracelet, from Egyptian museums.