Ancient King's Head Statue Returns Home From Netherlands

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Ancient King's Head Statue Returns Home From Netherlands

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The statue of head of King Amenhoteb III, the most famous king of the 18th Dynasty, has returned home from the Netherlands after 15 years of absence, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported on Saturday.

The archaeological piece was back in the Egyptian capital late Friday, and was then taken to the Egyptian National Museum, MENA said.

"Egypt would restore within the coming few months an important collection of relics from a number of countries, including Britain," said Zahi Hawas, secretary general of the Supreme Council for Antiquities, upon the arrival of the treasure.

The statue of head of King Amenhoteb III (1397-1360 BC in power), father of the great king Akhenaton, was stolen from the warehouse of mento temple in Karnak temple in the southern city of Luxor among a collection of 55 pieces.

The Egyptian police recently received information that one of the 55 pieces was in the possession of a collector in the Netherlands.

In late January, Egypt retrieved the bottom half of a sarcophagus believed to belong to Pharaoh Akhenaton.

Dozens of thousands of Egyptian archaeological pieces have been held by foreign countries.

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