Police have arrested three men from Bani Mazar (Minya governate) charged with possession of antiquities looted from sites around the ancient Oxyrynchos in Minya (ضبط 3 أشخاص بحوزتهم 48 تمثالا أثريا بالمنيا - بوابة الأهرام www.vetogate.com 6th June 2013). They are listed as a 28 years old worker, a 19 years old worker and a 20 years old conscript. The photo accompanying the article shows more than the 48 items (shabtis?) mentioned as having been found in the possession of the three, it is probably a stock photo from another seizure. There seem to be reports of many such seizures coming from this area in recent months.
Saturday, 8 June 2013
Antiquities Seized in Minya region, Egypt
Police have arrested three men from Bani Mazar (Minya governate) charged with possession of antiquities looted from sites around the ancient Oxyrynchos in Minya (ضبط 3 أشخاص بحوزتهم 48 تمثالا أثريا بالمنيا - بوابة الأهرام www.vetogate.com 6th June 2013). They are listed as a 28 years old worker, a 19 years old worker and a 20 years old conscript. The photo accompanying the article shows more than the 48 items (shabtis?) mentioned as having been found in the possession of the three, it is probably a stock photo from another seizure. There seem to be reports of many such seizures coming from this area in recent months.
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