Publication Date:
Mon, 2011-01-24 23:23
The bust, dating back to the 14th century B.C. monarch, tops Egypt's
wish list of artifacts the country hopes to bring back as part of a campaign to
retrieve thousands of antiquities spirited out during the colonial period and
afterward. Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities on Monday quoted its chief,
Zahi Hawass, as saying an official request was sent to German authorities.
Germany has declined past Egyptian requests for the bust's return, saying it
was in Germany legally and is too fragile to move. The bust is currently at
Berlin's Neues Museum. Egypt contends it was taken out with fraudulent
documents in the early 20th century.
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