The international spotlight recently turned to crime in Egypt when a pharaoh’s priceless bracelet was stolen from a Cairo museum and melted down – forever lost to history.

The artifact once belonged to Pharaoh Usermaatre Amenemope, a ruler from the Third Intermediate Period.

Dating back 3,000 years, the bracelet was stolen by a specialist at the Egyptian Museum’s restoration laboratory and sold for around $4,000 this month.

Authorities tracked down all parties involved – including the jewelers and foundry workers who touched the bracelet – and arrested them, but not in time to save the precious object.

Though this was not directly a tourist-targeted incident, the incident has raised concerns about crime in Egypt – and might make some rethink upcoming trips to the Gift of the Nil

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