Louvre returns fresco fragments to Egypt

France has handed over to Egypt five disputed, frescoed fragments that were held by the Louvre museum in Paris. . .

The Egyptians had demanded the return of the Pharaonic fragments and had broken off ties with the Louvre.

They are believed to be from a 3,200-year-old tomb of the cleric, Tetaki, in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor.

Posted by David on December 14, 2009 11:00 PM