Berlin has given its official response to the Nefertiti Summit and Zahi Hawass’ plans to formally demand the return of the bust of Nefertiti to Egypt—ain’t gonna happen.
German officials claim that the artifact’s constitution has already been evaluated and she is too fragile for travel, and that the Nefertiti Summit was never about the merits of Egypt’s case to begin with.
Meanwhile, Zahi Hawass intends to assemble a repatriation alliance based on his own model. “Our strategy became a good case for everyone…. China announced they will do same as we do” (Source: M&C: “Egypt to aid return of Asian, African stolen artifacts”).
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Tags: Artifact Alliance, Bust of Nefertiti, Friederike Seyfried, Nefertiti Summit, Repatriation, Zahi Hawass
The Nefertiti Summit has passed by, leaving little more in its wake than a flurry of media reports which all say basically the same thing, summarized here for your convenience.
The short version: Egypt offered no new evidence, but Germany was kind enough to offer some old evidence that seems to favor Egypt, who now feels justified in officially demanding the return of the bust of Nefertiti.
For the long version…
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Tags: Bust of Nefertiti, Friederike Seyfried, Ludwig Borchardt, Nefertiti Summit, Repatriation, Zahi Hawass
