Tutankhamen head fetches millions at U.K. auction

(Middle East Monitor) A brown quartzite head of young king Tutankhamen sold at auction in London for more than 4.7 million pounds on Thursday, in the face of Egyptian demands for its return, Reuters reports. The more than 3,000-year-old sculpture, displayed at Christie’s London auction house, shows the boy king taking the form of the […]

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(Middle East Monitor) A brown quartzite head of young king Tutankhamen sold at auction in London for more than 4.7 million pounds on Thursday, in the face of Egyptian demands for its return, Reuters reports.

The more than 3,000-year-old sculpture, displayed at Christie’s London auction house, shows the boy king taking the form of the ancient Egyptian god Amen.

An unnamed buyer bought the head for 4,746,250 pounds ($5.97 million), including commission and in line with the estimated price before the sale, Christie’s said.

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