The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Relics announced on the 16th local time that the Egyptian police began an emergency search for a lost 3,000-year-old gold bracelet. At the same time, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Relics of Egypt said that in order to ensure the smooth progress of the investigation, the official deliberately postponed the announcement of the disappearance of the bracelet. In order to ensure a good progress environment for the investigation, it did not disclose the time when the bracelet was finally confirmed to appear.
The history of this precious relic dates back to the 21st dynasty of ancient Egypt, during the reign of Pharaoh Amnonep (from 993 BC to 984 BC).AmonempPharaoh of the twenty-first dynasty, reigned from 993 B.C. to 984 B.C. During this period, despite political divisions, artistic achievements were remarkable.Culture also remains resilient.
It is reported that the bracelet is made of gold and spherical lapis lazuli beads are inlaid in it, which has great historical and artistic value. Lapis lazuli, a precious gemstone by the ancient Egyptians, is said to have healing properties and is used in the creation of idols and scarab statues.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Heritage said they immediately took action after discovering the bracelets disappeared from the Egyptian Museum's repair lab and referred the case to police investigation.
In order to prevent artifacts from being smuggled abroad, photographs of the bracelets have been distributed to all airports, ports and land border ports in Egypt. The Egyptian side has organized a committee of experts responsible for the disappearance of the artifacts, which will examine and review all artifacts in the restoration laboratory.
It is that there were no surveillance cameras installed in the repair laboratory for the missing bracelets.Investigators controlled laboratory staff for interrogation and seized their phones, as well as viewed external closed-circuit TV footage to find out the details of the alleged theft.
The bracelet is one of the artifacts currently undergoing restoration at the Egyptian Museum, which will be transported to the Roman Quirinal Palace in Italy for the exhibition “Treasures of the Pharaoh” to be opened on October 24.This disappearance of artifacts has caused concern among Egyptologists, with some scholars questioning whether it is worth displaying Egyptian artifacts abroad because of the damage and loss of artifacts caused by the transportation process.
Forensic archaeologist Christos Zyrogiannis of the University of Cambridge said the bracelet could appear on online platforms, galleries at dealers or auctions, or be quietly sold to private collections, and could also be melted into gold, although this is less profitable than selling artifacts directly, but can reduce the risk of artifacts being identified.
The Egyptian Museum was built in 1858 by the famous French archaeologist Mariette, known by the Egyptians as the "Father of Egyptian Museums". The museum is located on the east bank of the Nile River and is one of the world's most famous museums, officially opened in 1902 and holds numerous historical artifacts from the ancient Egyptian period to the 6th century AD.
The illegal trade of cultural relics has long been a key concern of the Egyptian government. In 2024, Egyptian authorities arrested two men who tried to steal hundreds of ancient Egyptian artifacts from the sea floor. Van Gogh's paintings Poppies (aka Vase and Flower and Vase with Vine), estimated at $55 million, were stolen twice from a Cairo museum: first in 1977 and recovered a decade later; The second time was in August 2010 and is still missing.
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