Switzerland returned part of the Ramses II statue to Egypt

The director of the Swiss Office for Culture, Karin Bahman, handed over the "important archaeological asset" to the Egyptian embassy in Bern.

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The large statue of Ramses II and Horus in the temple of Abu Simbel, Photo: Shutterstock
The large statue of Ramses II and Horus in the temple of Abu Simbel, Photo: Shutterstock
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Today, Switzerland returned to Egypt a part of the 3.400-year-old statue of Pharaoh Ramses II, which was stolen from the temple in Abydos several decades ago.

The director of the Swiss Office for Culture, Karin Bahman, handed over the "important archaeological asset" to the Egyptian embassy in Bern.

The stone sculpture of Pharaoh Ramses II to which the returned fragment belongs, is part of a group statue in which the pharaoh is seated next to various Egyptian deities.

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