There are several reports that several Egyptian sarcophagi will be returning to Egypt from collections in the United States (e.g. "US to return smuggled sarcophagi to Egypt", Daily News Egypt October 14, 2010). The items were removed from Egypt 50 years ago (thus around 1960, long before the 1970 UNESCO Convention) and they have been recovered in North America.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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Another Bubon bronze head likely to be repatriated
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