Looted Egypt statue found

A small limestone statue of the father of King Tutankhamun that went missing from Cairo’s Egyptian Museum during recent turmoil has been found.

Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass had reported a total of 18 missing museum artefacts, three of which were found on the museum grounds, possibly abandoned by looters making their escape.

The most important missing object was the limestone statue of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, which depicts the standing king with a blue crown, and holding an offering table in his hands.

The Antiquities Ministry said an anti-government protester had found the statue beside a rubbish bin, and his family contacted officials to arrange its return.