King Tut statue among missing Egypt treasures

[jefferson_dem]

Source: CNN

By the CNN Wire StaffFebruary 13, 2011 -- Updated 1354 GMT (2154 HKT)


Among the objects missing are a gilded wood statue of King Tutankhamun being carried by a goddess

Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- At least 17 artifacts from the Egyptian Museum of Cairo are missing following a break-in, the country's minister of antiquities said Sunday.

The missing objects include a gilded wood statue of King Tutankhamun being carried by a goddess; parts of a a gilded wood statue of Tutankhamun harpooning; a limestone statue of Akhenaten; a statue of Nefertiti making offerings; a sandstone head of an Amarna princess; a stone statuette of a scribe from Amarna; 11 wooden shabti statuettes of Yuya; and a heart scarab of Yuya.

The discovery that the ancient treasures are missing came after museum staff took an inventory, Zaki Hawass said in a statement.

The police and army plan to question people who are already in custody, Hawass said.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/13/egypt.museum/index.html?eref=edition

[Joanne98]

1. Search Mubarak's mansions!

[Lorien]

2. Or his suitcases. nt

[dipsydoodle]

3. and check ebay too

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[Joanne98]

4. LOL

[mopinko]

6. i'm sure they will check ebay

people trying to recover the objects from the baghdad museum are watching ebay still.

[AzDar]

5. Check Hawass' basement.

[pasto76]

7. It would only be there for safe keeping. If Mubarak stole it, Hawass is the guy who will find it!!

hoping for a season 2 of chasing mummies

[Viva_La_Revolution]

10. You're wrong.

Hawass has his major faults, but he would never steal from history.

[glinda]

8. If they were large you would think someone saw something.

Weren't people around there pretty much the whole time?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

9. Sloppy editing irritates me! That is not the correct picture...

This is the statue of Tut carried by a goddess


The picture they show is Akhenaten making an offering, which is obvious when you see the complete statue.


/rant off/

You get more detail of the missing items and damage at Dr. Hawass's blog here..
http://www.drhawass.com/blog/sad-news

[Mojorabbit]

12. Both are just beautiful. nt

[Viva_La_Revolution]

11. more/different info from UPI.. Protestors say police did it

CAIRO, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Allegations emerged Sunday that Egyptian police stole eight artifacts from the Egyptian Museum during the mass anti-government demonstrations last month.

Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass issued a statement Sunday saying an inventory review showed eight pieces were missing and at least 70 other items had been damaged, the Al-Masry Al-Youm news outlet reported.

There were also unsubstantiated reports from demonstrators that they witnessed police officers looting the museum after the unrest erupted Jan. 25. Police withdrew from the city's Tahrir Square after three days and were replaced by a largely passive military force.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/02/13/UPI-NewsTrack-TopNews/UPI-19241297616400/#ixzz1DrVWKxw2

[On the Road]

13. I Wish They Had Stolen Some Other Items Instead,

like the sacred collar and headband:

http://coursesa.matrix.msu.edu/~fisher/hst140/MotelOfMysteries.html

[Raine]

14. Some big shot has it I would bet anything

probably in their private collection.

[bklyncowgirl]

15. Sadly this is not surprising

I thought that reports that nothing of value had been stolen had been premature and overly optomistic. From reports I've read the museum was a madhouse that night what with looters running all over the place, the few museum guards still in the place and the protestors who volunteered to help them running after the looters and the army sweeping in with assault rifles.

It could have been much, much worse.