Notable repatriations to Egypt - in pictures

  • The Nefertiti bust at the Neues Museum in Berlin. Reuters
    The Nefertiti bust at the Neues Museum in Berlin. Reuters
  • A 3,400-year-old statue of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II which had been illegally smuggled out of Egypt over 30 years ago. Photo Credit: The Supreme Council of Antiquities.
    A 3,400-year-old statue of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II which had been illegally smuggled out of Egypt over 30 years ago. Photo Credit: The Supreme Council of Antiquities.
  • The antique bronze statue of the goddess Isis. Photo: Egyptian Foreign Ministry
    The antique bronze statue of the goddess Isis. Photo: Egyptian Foreign Ministry
  • The smuggling of Egyptian artefacts like these has long been a major problem.
    The smuggling of Egyptian artefacts like these has long been a major problem.
  • Visitors admiring the golden coffin of Nedjemankh at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Cairo.
    Visitors admiring the golden coffin of Nedjemankh at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Cairo.
  • The Rosetta Stone at British Museum in London. EPA
    The Rosetta Stone at British Museum in London. EPA