Year of Object(s) Creation: 3rd century BCE
Estimated Value ($USD): 125,000
Object Type(s): Panel, Relief
Object Material(s): limestone, sandstone, stone
Provenience Nation: Egypt
Provenience Location: Luxor (Ancient city of Thebes), Egypt
Year Removed from Findspot: 1980 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 1980 (approximate)
End Year: 2008
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purchase
Nation: France
Location: The Louvre Museum

Egyptian Wall Fragments from Tomb Near Luxor


Description:
Five fragments of an ancient wall painting from the tomb of the cleric, Tetaki, in the Valley of the Kings near the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, present-day Luxor.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2008
Year Claim Resolved:
Means of Resolution: Arbitration

Complainant Name: Government of Egypt
Complainant Nation: Egypt
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Institution

Respondent Name: The Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Respondent Nation: France
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The fragments are exhibited at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. *Image is one of five fragments* Edited by JS