Egypt: Parts of Column From Thutmose IV Temple to Be Retrieved

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh El-Damaty said that the ministry will retrieve within the coming weeks parts of a pillar of Thutmose IV's temple in Luxor which was stolen and smuggled to the British capital London.

In a statement issued by the ministry on Wednesday 15/4/2015, Damaty said that the ministry will receive this piece from the Egyptian Embassy in London after ending its restoration in cooperation with the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.

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