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New York Museum to Return King Tut Relics to Egypt
Egypt and New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, also known as the Met, announce that objects in the museum that had been taken from the tomb of the famed pharaoh Tutankhamun would be sent back to Egypt.The museum agree to recognize Egypt's right to 19 relics in its possession since early last century, accoording to a joint statement by the Met and the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt.
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** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, APRIL 1-4 ** The coffin of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun covered with gold, inlaid with glass, rock crystal and obsidian is seen in this undated photo released by the Museum Of Antiquities, Basel, Switzerland. Outstand
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In this Feb. 15, 2010 photo, the golden mask of Egypt's famous King Tutankhamun is displayed at the Egyptian museum in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's famed King Tutankhamun suffered from a cleft palate and club foot, likely forcing him to walk with a cane, and die
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Lapis lazuli bracelet inlay in the form of a sphinx
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Photos of body scans of King Tut are reflected on the display case bearing the "Replica of Tutankhamun's Body," part of the "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs" exhibit in New York, Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Recent CAT scans and DNA tests rev