Priceless: The gold mask of ancient pharaoh king Tutankhamen seen at the Egyptian museumEgyptian Looters Destroy 2,000-Year-Old Mummies In Bid To Steal King Tut's Treasures -- The Daily Mail
* Heavy army presence at Pyramids as priceless treasures become target
* 30,000 stranded British tourists warned to stay in hotels after 4pm
The army was on guard at Egypt’s most popular tourist sites last night after two 2,000-year-old mummies in the country’s national museum were destroyed by looters attempting to steal the treasures of King Tutankhamun.
Soldiers were positioned at the Pyramids and Cairo’s Egyptian Museum – the holding place for Tutankhamun’s priceless golden mask and other artifacts – on the fifth day of anti-government demonstrations in the country’s capital.
Read more ....
My Comment: I saw the King Tutankhamen exhibition in New York City years and years ago .... and the image of seeing the death mask of King Tut is still with me. Like Da Vinci's Mona Lisa .... these historical artifacts are priceless .... true treasures that belong to mankind. It does not surprise me then that for thieves .... this is the Holy Grail .... and they will target it and do everything possible to steal it.
Can they be successful? If Egypt descends into anarchy and real revolution .... anything is possible. And if they are successful .... I predict that King Tut's mask will probably be melted for the gold and lost for ever.
More likely it'd be sold to a collector and disappear from public view.
ReplyDelete