Egypt: 3000-year-old Gold Bracelet Was Melted Into Another Product Stolen From Museum

In the capital of Egypt, Cairo from the museum, the ancient Egyptian gold bracelet was stolen, which was then sold, melted and turned into another product.

The statement of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry says that September 13 became known about the disappearance of the golden bracelet of the third transition time of the ancient Egypt, which was stored in the iron safe of the restoration workshop of the Egyptian The museum.

The investigation showed that the theft was committed on September 9 by the Museum-Restaurant, who then contacted the silver merchant in Cairo.

specifies that the merchant sold the bracelet to the owner of the gold workshop for $ 3,750, and he re-soldered to the employee of the foundry for 4 thousand dollars. The latter re -melted the bracelet along with other jewelry and made a new product out of it.

The message notes that the suspects were detained and after interrogation pleaded guilty. The money received from the sale of a bracelet was seized.

The third transitional time in the history of Ancient Egypt covers the period from 1075 to 652 BC.

In international media, it was reported that the 3000-year-old bracelet had an invaluable historical value.