?Countries, including Egypt, are calling for the recovery of its antiquities from the British Museum.. What is the reason
A report on the demand of some countries, including Egypt, to recover antiquities from the British Museum (Photo: Getty)
Britain looted a number of treasures and historical relics from its colonies in the past two centuries, and displayed them in its museums to this day.
And all this time, the United Kingdom procrastinated in returning these pieces to their owners, until the day came when these antiquities were stolen in a humiliating incident for the British Museum.
Various contents of gold, jewels, and precious stones, some of which date back to the fifteenth century BC, were stolen from the museum, which resulted in a scandal that led to the resignation of the museum director.
"previous thefts"
Estimates indicated that about two thousand pieces of art were stolen, and there is a possibility of previous undetected thefts, as the British Museum did not inventory its collections that it obtained over the past centuries, which prompted specialists to demand that a complete inventory be created quickly and that greater efforts be made to prevent the recurrence of theft.
The museum includes about 8 million pieces, and was founded in 1753, and the most famous of these artifacts is the Rosetta Stone, which made it possible to decipher the ancient Egyptian language and the most attractive to visitors to the United Kingdom.
The Rosetta Stone is one of the most important holdings of the British Museum - Getty Images
Official statements revealed the dismissal of one of the employees on the background of the case and the police interrogation of a man, but without announcing his identity or any prosecution against him.
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