AP: An exhibition of the latest collection of antiquities that have been returned to the country was held in Cairo after they were illegally smuggled out.
The exhibition, held at Cairo’s famed Egyptian Museum, has on display 198 artifacts from a total of about 500 pieces repatriated to Egypt in 2014 and 2015. The artifacts include 90 pieces from France, 55 from Germany and 35 from the United States.
Among the pieces that went on display on Thursday, are an ancient Egyptian tablet and a sarcophagus, Roman-era coins and part of an ornate Islamic pulpit dating back to the 15th century.
The first such exhibit was held in 2010, part of an increasingly active campaign by the Egyptians to secure the return of stolen antiquities.
It is to be noted that thousands of artifacts were looted from Egyptian museums and heritage sites during two revolts in 2011 and 2013 that toppled presidents Hosni Mubarak and Mohamed Morsi.
