Museum employee stole ancient gold bracelet, sold it for less than $4K to be melted: cops

Egyptians outraged after stolen pharaoh’s bracelet melted down for gold

An Egyptian human rights lawyer called the theft ‘an alarm bell’ for the government

A Pharaoh’s 3,000-Year-Old Bracelet Was Allegedly Stolen by a Museum Employee and Melted Down for Gold

The bracelet belonged to King Amenemope, who ruled from 1001–992 B.C.ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty; Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Mask of King Amenemope, Missing braceletNEED TO KNOWA 3,000-year-old bracelet was allegedly stolen from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo The bracelet was allegedly taken by a restoration specialist and then sold to be melted down for goldIt belonged to King Amenemope from the Third Intermediate Per…

Museum employee stole ancient gold bracelet, sold it for less than $4K to be melted: cops

A museum employee was arrested alongside three accomplices for stealing a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet that belonged to a pharaoh, which they sold for just $4K.

Egyptians outraged after ancient pharaoh's bracelet  stolen from Cairo museum, melted down

CAIRO, Sept 21: Egyptians reacted with outrage this week after officials said that a 3,000-year-old bracelet that had belonged to an ancient pharaoh was stolen from Cairo’s famed Egyptian Museum and then melted down for gold. Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy said in televised comments late Saturday that the bracelet was stolen on September 9 while officials at the museum were preparing artifacts for an exhibit in Italy. He blamed “l…