18.09.2025 21:20
It has been revealed that a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet belonging to Pharaoh Amenemope was stolen from a museum in Cairo, Egypt, and was subsequently sold three times, changing hands each time, and was melted down by the last owner to be transformed into another product. The amounts paid for the priceless bracelet have drawn attention.
The capital of Egypt, Cairo, has revealed that a gold bracelet belonging to Pharaoh Amenemope was stolen from a museum, later sold, and melted down to be transformed into another product.
GOLD BRACELET STOLEN FROM IRON SAFE
A written statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Interior indicated that it was understood that a gold bracelet from the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt, found in an iron safe at the restoration workshop of the Egyptian Museum, had gone missing on September 13.
It was noted that as a result of investigations conducted after that date, the perpetrator was identified as a restoration technician at the Egyptian Museum, who stole the gold bracelet on September 9 and then contacted a silver trader in Cairo.
CHANGED HANDS THREE TIMES
The trader, who acquired the item for an unknown amount, sold the bracelet to the owner of a gold workshop for 180,000 Egyptian pounds (3,750 dollars), who then sold it to a worker at a gold foundry for 194,000 Egyptian pounds (4,000 dollars).
MELTED DOWN AND TRANSFORMED INTO A NEW PRODUCT
It was learned that the worker melted the bracelet down along with other jewelry to create a new product. The statement mentioned that the suspects were apprehended, confessed to their crimes during interrogation, and that the money obtained from the sale of the bracelet was seized.
ITS VALUE WAS INESTIMABLE
The Third Intermediate Period encompasses the years from 1075 to 652 BC in Ancient Egypt. It was stated in international media that the 3,000-year-old bracelet was of inestimable value.