Year of Object(s) Creation: 2550 (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Building
Object Material(s): limestone, stone
Provenience Nation: Egypt
Provenience Location: Great Pyramid of Giza
Year Removed from Findspot: 1872 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 1872
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Acquired by the National Museum of Scotland
Nation: Scotland
Location: Edinburgh
Start Year: 1872 (approximate)
End Year: 1872
Circumstance of Acquisition: Taken from Egypt Taken out of Egypt on behalf of Charles Piazzi Smyth
Nation: Scotland
Location:

Egyptian Giza Pyramid Stone


Description:
This limestone casing stone is from the Great Pyramid of Giza. The National Museum of Scotland has had it since 1872, but it is contested whether it was lawfully taken out of Egypt.

Case Status: Unresolved
Year Claim Initiated: 1872
Year Claim Resolved:
Means of Resolution:

Complainant Name: Egyptian Government
Complainant Nation: Egypt
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: National Museum of Scotland
Respondent Nation: Scotland
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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(Status: Ready for review) Edited by Keli Fisher