4,000-year-old Wooden Ushabti Figurine Returning to Egypt – Wood you believe it?

Egypt rejoices as yet another ancient Egyptian artefact is set on coming back home. According to Shaaban Abdel Gawad, Director of Repatriated Antiquities Department at the Ministry of Antiquities , a wooden Middle Kingdom ushabti figurine which measures 16.5 cm in height, has been handed to the Egyptian embassy in London. 

The object had been originally found by the Spanish mission working in Qubbet el-Hawa tombs 33 and 34 in Aswan from 2009 until 2013 when the object was stolen and smuggled to the United Kingdom.

It had been found by a British Museum's curator in possession of a Briton according to a statement by the director of the Repatriated Antiquities Department of the Antiquities Ministry, Shaaban Abdel Gawad.

The figurine, although small, is incredibly well carved in terms of facial features and still retains its gilded inscriptions.

By Sara Ahmed

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Ministry of Antiquities received repatriated antiquities

After the diplomatic efforts to repatriate different Egyptian antiquities, the ministry of foreign affairs handed earlier today the following objects after repatriating them back to Egypt.

The received objects are a predynastic stone pot, 7th or 8th century ivory state of a man carrying a deer (ghazal) and a glass lantern dates to Islamic Mamluk period. 

The 3 objects will be sent to the restoration labs at Egyptian museum in Tahrir for needed restorations. 

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Old Kingdom statue to be repatriated from France

On 1st of October, Cairo airport will receive a statue dated to 6th Dynasty back from France.

The statue was stolen from Sakkara antiquities warehouse. The person who had possession of the statue decided to return it to Egypt when he knew it was stolen and smuggled. 

Mr. Ahmed Ali, head of repatriated antiquities department, said "The wooden statue is 33cm length. 

It is a cosmetic spoon depicts a swimming woman."

It will be received by a committee of the Egyptian Museum upon arrival. 

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