tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post1982224869208214406..comments2023-11-02T10:29:04.103+00:00Comments on Egyptology News: Looted Egyptian artefact due to return this week from MexicoAndiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-78339999270011084762011-04-30T08:42:03.895+01:002011-04-30T08:42:03.895+01:00Many thanks for the additional information.Many thanks for the additional information.Andiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-74008181214923926662011-04-29T20:14:33.216+01:002011-04-29T20:14:33.216+01:00The Mexican press today published additional detai...The Mexican press today published additional details: The piece was found by Mexican Customs officials in 2006 among a number of parcels which had arrived at Mexico City International Airport. According to specialists from the National Anthropology Museum, the piece is apparently from Aswan and dates to the Middle Kingdom (betw. 2055 and 1650 BCE) It measures 15.6 cm. high, 15 cm. wide and has a thickness of 2.8 cm. In a ceremony at the National Anthropology Museum on April 27, it was turned over to Egypt's ambassador, His Excellency Ibrahim Khairat, by Dr. Diana Magalloni, the Director of the National Anthropology Museum in the presence of Assistant Director of World Heritage of the National Institute of Archaeology and History, Mr. Francisco Vidargas, and the coordinator for international affairs of the Mexican Justice Department (PGR), Mr. Guillermo Valls Esponda. The relief, for the moment,is in the custody of the Egyptian Embassy in Mexico City.Dr. Werner Voigtnoreply@blogger.com