Egypt Launches Search for 3,000-Year-Old Pharaoh’s Missing Gold Bracelet
Ancient gold bracelet disappears from Cairo museum days before landmark opening
What happened
Egyptian authorities launched an urgent search this week after a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet vanished from a restoration laboratory at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The artifact — a delicate cuff studded with lapis lazuli beads dating to the reign of King Amenemope of the 21st Dynasty (circa 993–984 BC) — was reported missing while conservators were preparing items for an exhibition in Rome, the Ministry of Tourism and…