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Smuggled ancient sculpture returns to Egypt

The Head of Amenhotep III, a pharaoh who died in 1375BC, was stolen 18 years ago by a British smuggler.

Jonathan Tokeley-Parry disguised the stone head as a souvenir, coating it in plastic and painting it black to make it appear to be a tacky copy of a historical artefact.

The antiques restorer, renowned in the art world for his skill, later removed the plastic with acetone.

Now, more than 10 years after Tokeley-Parry was jailed for his activities, the head is be returned to Egypt at a ceremony at the country's London embassy.

The sculpture's removal from Egypt in 1990 breached the country's law banning the export of antiques more than 100 years old...

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)