Year of Object(s) Creation: 610 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Carving, Funerary Object, Mask, Panel, Relief
Object Material(s): limestone, paint, plaster, stone
Provenience Nation: Egypt
Provenience Location: tomb of Baken-Re-Nef at the Saqqara Necropolis, Egypt
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2021
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Handed over by German government
Nation: Egypt
Location: Possession of Egyptian government
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2021
Circumstance of Acquisition: obtained in police raid
Nation: Germany
Location: possession of German government

2 Egyptian Painted Reliefs And 2 Funerary Masks


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2017
Year Claim Resolved: 2021
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.

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

Respondent Name: Anonymous German collector (Government of Germany)
Respondent Nation: Germany
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
Editor: Eliza Rodi WHERE ARE THEY NOW? As of June 2026, the artifacts are still undergoing restoration at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. There are plans to put them on display, but they are not ready.