A Pharaoh’s 3,000-Year-Old Bracelet Was Allegedly Stolen by a Museum Employee

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A 3,000-year-old bracelet was allegedly stolen from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

The bracelet was allegedly taken by a restoration specialist and then sold to be melted down for gold

It belonged to King Amenemope from the Third Intermediate Period, who ruled from 1001–992 B.C.

A 3,000-year-old bracelet was allegedly stolen from a museum in Egypt and then melted down for gold.

The bracelet was allegedly stolen from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo by a restoration specialist on Sept. 9, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, per the BBC.

The restoration specialist is believed to have contacted a silver jeweler, who then sold the bracelet to a gold jeweler for $3,735, according to the outlet. The gold jeweler sold the bracelet for $4,025 to a gold foundry