FBI Returns Ancient Artifacts to Egyptian Officials
Officials said the 48 objects span the Pharaonic, Roman and Coptic periods, and U.S. law enforcement has returned more than 5,000 artifacts to Egypt in 10 years.
- On Friday, the FBI returned 48 looted Egyptian artifacts to government representatives at a ceremony in Los Angeles, attended by Egyptian Consul General Hossam Eldeen Aly and FBI Los Angeles Assistant Director Patrick Grandy.
- Experts and the FBI's legal attaché in Cairo confirmed all 48 objects originated from Egypt, dating back to the Pharaonic, Roman, and Coptic periods and including carved figures, amulets, and tomb equipment.
- FBI Art Crime Team Special Agent Allen Grove stated the investigation remains open despite the suspected trafficker being deceased, as agents work to identify co-conspirators and locate additional illegally obtained items.
- A 2016 cultural property agreement between the United States and Egypt creates a framework to identify and return trafficked items while encouraging legal exchange for educational and scientific purposes.
- Over the past 10 years, the FBI has returned more than 5,000 cultural artifacts to Egypt; the Art Crime Team encourages buyers to verify items using the Stolen Art File before purchase.
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Amulets, carved figures and funerary equipment returned to Egypt.The main suspect died, but the investigation remains open.
Egypt Recovers 48 Cultural Artifacts Returned by FBI in Los Angeles
The United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Los Angeles, California, Field Office has returned 48 Egyptian cultural artifacts on 21 August to the Egyptian government after an investigation determined that the objects had been illicitly trafficked out of Egypt. The artifacts were formally handed over to Egyptian government representatives during a repatriation ceremony in
FBI returns 48 trafficked ancient Egyptian artifacts to Egypt
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Forty-eight finds of ancient Egypt return to the country of origin after being recovered by the FBI in the context of an investigation on the illicit trafficking of cultural goods. The return has been formalized in Los Angeles: among the objects there are sculpted statues, amulets and funerary accessories dating back to the Pharaonic, Roman and Coptic periods. Experts and experts have confirmed the Egyptian origin of the finds. The investigation…
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