Year of Object(s) Creation: 2200 (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Bust, Sculpture
Object Material(s): stone
Provenience Nation: Egypt
Provenience Location: Saqqara
Year Removed from Findspot: 1990 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2019
Circumstance of Acquisition: Received by the Egyptian Embassy in Amsterdam
Nation: Egypt
Location:
Start Year: 2018 (approximate)
End Year: 2019
Circumstance of Acquisition: Confiscated by the Dutch authorities and police
Nation: Netherlands
Location:
Start Year:
End Year: 2018 (approximate)
Circumstance of Acquisition: Acquired by an art exhibition
Nation: Netherlands
Location: Amsterdam
Start Year: 1990 (approximate)
End Year: 2018 (approximate)
Circumstance of Acquisition: Allegedly stolen from an archaeological site
Nation: Egypt
Location: Saqqar

Egyptian Limestone Bust From First Intermediate Period


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1990 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved: 2019
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: Dutch Government
Respondent Nation: Netherlands
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
(Status: Ready for review) Clarification Notes . It is unknown when this bust was created, but the hieroglyphic text carved on the bust's right arm, "Nekaw-Ptah," reveals that he a top official from the First Intermediate period (2500 - 2000 B.C.E.) Edited by Keli Fisher