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.
New York Museum to Return King Tut Relics to Egypt
A "Nested Fetus Coffin," is displayed as part of the "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs" exhibit in New York, Wednesday, April 21, 2010. The boy king stirred a sensation in New York City 31 years ago. This time, a Times Square exhibition cont
New York Museum to Return King Tut Relics to Egypt
A picture distributed Tuesday, May 10, 2005 by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities shows an ancient statue of Tutankhamun. Three teams from France, the United States and Egypt, using a high-tech forensic investigation to reconstruct King Tut's face and
Egypt's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass, center, supervises the removal of the mummy of King Tut from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. The mummy of the 19-year-old phar
FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, Egypt's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass, center, supervises the removal of King Tut from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Egypt and the Califo
New York Museum to Return King Tut Relics to Egypt
"The Falcon Collar," the collar wrapped around the neck of Tutankhamun's mummy, is shown at the opening of the King Tut exhibit Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, at the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The exhibit opened its doors at the second of four venue
FILE - This undated file photo shows Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered King Tutankhamun's tomb, examining King Tut's sarcophagus. Egypt's famed King Tutankhamun suffered from a cleft palate and club foot, likely forcing him to walk with a c
** 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
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
Lapis lazuli bracelet inlay in the form of a sphinx
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