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Egypt suffered a devastating loss in September when a pharaoh's priceless bracelet was stolen from a museum in Cairo – and melted down.

Now forever lost, the bracelet belonged to Pharaoh Usermaatre Amenemope, a Third Intermediate Period king who likely ruled between 993 and 984 B.C., officials announced. It was housed in the Egyptian Museum's restoration laboratory before the theft.

A restoration specialist apparently took the bracelet and transported it to a silver jeweler, who sold the bracelet to a gold jeweler for $3,735.

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The bracelet was then sold to a gold foundry worker for $4,000, who melted it down with other metals befo

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