Egypt Antiquities Missing

Egyptian officials—who earlier reported that no artifacts were stolen from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo during a looting attempt last month—now say several items are missing from the museum, including some depicting King Tut.

Egyptian officials—who earlier reported that no artifacts were stolen from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo during a looting attempt last month—now say several items are missing from the museum, including some depicting King Tut.

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Egyptian museum officials, while overseeing restoration of artifacts damaged in a late January looting incident, now say several objects are missing from the museum.

Among items missing: a gilded wood statue of King Tut being carried by a goddess; a gilded wood statue of King Tut harpooning—this item was broken in the January incident- and only the top portion is missing; --- and another missing item

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