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Egypt retrieves ancient priest statue from Holland

Egypt has brought back an ancient statue of Nikaw-Ptah from Holland as the government works to recover many stolen antiquities from abroad.

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An unearthed wooden coffin is displayed during the announcement of the discovery by an Egyptian archaeological mission of a new trove of treasures at Egypt's Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, on Jan. 17, 2021. — KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images

Egypt has recovered an ancient statue of a priest from the Old Kingdom that had been smuggled abroad.

On July 26, the Foreign Ministry handed over the artifact to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

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