British woman returns ancient statues to Egypt

Rebecca Robinson, a British citizen, has handed in three small statues believed to be antiquities to Egyptian cultural authorities in London, expressing a wish that they be returned to their homeland.

A broken 5 centimeter bronze statue, which was examined by members of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), has been confirmed as an ancient statue representing Egyptian goddess Isis breastfeeding her son Horus, with the sun above her head.

The SCA has not yet said whether the other two statues were genuine antiquities. One of them is a green statue with an unreadable text, while the third piece is only a part of a larger blue statue.

The Earth Times

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