Year of Object(s) Creation: 1300 (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Statue
Object Material(s): stone
Provenience Nation: Egypt
Provenience Location: Egypt
Year Removed from Findspot: 1990 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 2018
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Collaboration between Egyptian and Swiss governments led to Switzerland handing the statue to the Egyptian embassy
Nation: Egypt
Location: Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Start Year: 1990 (approximate)
End Year: 2024
Circumstance of Acquisition: Allegedly stolen and smuggled through the United Kingdom and several other countries before reaching Switzerland
Nation: Switzerland
Location:

Statue of the Head of King Ramses II


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1990 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved: 2018
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

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

Respondent Name: Government of Switzerland
Respondent Nation: Switzerland
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Edited by Keli Fisher