The recovery was secured by the Egyptian embassy in Paris, with the co-operation of French authorities, after stopping an illegal sale.
This marks Egypt's third successful artifact repatriation in May, after recovering 25 items from the U.S. and 20 from Australia through diplomatic efforts.
The recovered collection includes stone and wooden coffin lids, funerary masks made of pottery and gilded wood, a large alabaster vessel, and a portrait of a woman from the city of Fayum, reflecting the mastery of realistic portraiture during the Greco-Roman era.
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