Egypt's
prosecutor-general has announced that the Italian prosecution in Salerno, Italy
has agreed to return to Egypt a collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts that
were seized by Italian authorities in May as they were being smuggled into the
European country.
According
to a statement by the Egyptian Prosecutor-General Nabil Sadek, a representative
of the Egyptian prosecution will travel to Italy to supervise the procedures to
return the artifacts.
Egypt's
Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Anani has also been tasked by the Supreme
Council of Antiquities with travelling to Italy to supervise the delivery of
the ancient Egyptian artifacts.
In
May, Italian authorities seized in Naples a huge collection of artifacts from
several countries, including from Egypt.
According
to officials in Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities, the objects were stolen from
illegal excavation sites, as there are no records of the artifacts in Egyptian
museums.
The
artifacts include a collection of pottery from different ancient Egyptian eras,
as well as parts of sarcophagi and coins. Also among the artifacts were objects
from Islamic Egypt.
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