Egyptian authorities have announced the recovery of a heavy sarcophagus lid from the US at a ceremony in Cairo.The sarcophagus, which at 500 kilograms is one of the biggest, dates back to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt (747-332 BC), said Mostafa Waziri, the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities at Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.Ahmed Issa, Egypt's minister of tourism and antiquities, said the lid "was looted and smuggled from Egypt to the United States a few years ago".
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