King Tut statue among missing Egypt treasures, minister says
By the CNN Wire Staff
February 13, 2011 1:59 p.m. EST
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- At least 17 artifacts from the Egyptian Museum of Cairo are missing following a break-in, the
country's minister of antiquities said Sunday.
The missing objects include a gilded wood statue of King Tutankhamun being carried by a goddess; parts of a a gilded
wood statue of Tutankhamun harpooning; a limestone statue of Akhenaten; a statue of Nefertiti making offerings; a
sandstone head of an Amarna princess; a stone statuette of a scribe from Amarna; 11 wooden shabti statuettes of Yuya;
and a heart scarab of Yuya.
The discovery that the ancient treasures are missing came after museum staff took an inventory, Zahi Hawass said in a
statement.
The police and army plan to question people who are already in custody, Hawass said.
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