Stolen artifacts returned by Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia handed over three valuable artifacts that were intercepted at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh to their rightful owners in Egypt.
The artifacts, which were being smuggled in a silver Qur’an cover, were given to the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) delegation at the King Abdul Aziz Historical Center, the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities’ (SCTA) headquarters.
Customs official suspected the silver Qur’an box had a compartment where the antiquities were being hidden.
After stopping the smuggler, who has not been identified, they discovered the valuable items, which included an antique coin dating back to the Greek Empire era as well as a marble tool for crushing cosmetic ingredients and spire head, both from the Pharaonic era.
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