US to return 19 items taken from King Tut's tomb
CAIRO – The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will return 19 artifacts taken from the tomb of the famed boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun, Egypt's antiquities authority and the museum said Wednesday.
The trove is made up of small figurines and jewelry, including a miniature bronze dog, a sphinx-shaped bracelet ornament and a necklace, said antiquities chief Zahi Hawass.
"Thanks to the generosity and ethical behavior of the Met, these 19 objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun can now be reunited with the other treasures of the boy king," Hawass said....
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The trove is made up of small figurines and jewelry, including a miniature bronze dog, a sphinx-shaped bracelet ornament and a necklace, said antiquities chief Zahi Hawass.
"Thanks to the generosity and ethical behavior of the Met, these 19 objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun can now be reunited with the other treasures of the boy king," Hawass said....