#ancient egypt
Switzerland has returned to Egypt an ancient funerary mask dating to the Ptolemaic period, according to an announcement by the Embassy of Switzerland in Egypt on Facebook on 16 September, as part of an ongoing partnership between the two countries to safeguard cultural heritage and combat the illicit trafficking of antiquities. The mask, which Swiss customs authorities seized in 2022, is believed to be more than 2,000 years old. Experts examined and authenticated the piece, confirming it as an Egyptian…
