Police have recovered a trove of ancient Egyptian artifacts stolen from a museum north of Brisbane, Australia, after a short investigation and manhunt. The day after the artifacts vanished from the ...

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The stolen artifacts included a 26th Dynasty rare painted wooden Egyptian cat figure, a 3,300-year-old necklace, a collar, and a mummy mask.

A 52-year-old Australian man has been arrested and charged after an "amateurish" and "opportunistic" break-in at an ...

The comparison focused on three-dimensional geometry rather than decoration. This matters because cartonnage masks were often shaped in molds: If two objects were formed in the same mold, they can ...

A brazen overnight break-in at the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, has ended with a 52-year-old man arrested and charged, after police say they recovered most of ...

The federal government has seized back 14 Egyptian artifacts collectively valued at millions of dollars — at least one of which was on its way to a private collector in Edgewater — the U.S. Attorney’s ...

Man charged with stealing mummy mask, jewelry and wooden cat and causing 'irreparable damage' to other items, says he ...

The United States government has finalized the seizing of more than one dozen Egyptian artifacts smuggled into the country illegally. and at least one of those shipments was bound for a private ...

Initial investigations indicate a man smashed a window about 3am to gain entry to the museum, which houses a private collection of Egyptian artefacts, before stealing a quantity of priceless items and ...

CAIRO(AP) — After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal. The museum, which is set to officially open Saturday, highlights Egypt ...