Egypt demands halt to London auction of King Tut statue

Christies(CAIRO) — Egyptian authorities are demanding that the London arm of auction house Christie’s halt an auction of a stone sculpture of King Tutankhamun scheduled for next month, Egypt’s foreign ministry said. A 3,000-year-old bust of the famous boy king, who ruled Egypt from 1332 to 1323 B.C., is scheduled to be auctioned on July …

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