Egyptian bid to stop Northampton's ancient statue sale

BBC News (2014). Egyptian bid to stop Northampton's ancient statue sale. BBC News. 8 July.

Title Egyptian bid to stop Northampton's ancient statue sale
Publication Date 8th Jul 2014
Author
Source BBC News
Country United Kingdom, Egypt
Region Europe, Africa
Art type Antiquities
Subject Market, Museums
Comments "A spokesperson for the borough council said that According to Unesco's 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, Egypt has no right to claim the recovery of the statue.
Link http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-28211070
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