A unique gold bracelet was stolen from a museum

In Egypt, a unique 3,000-year-old gold bracelet belonging to Pharaoh Amenemope was stolen from a museum. The thieves sold it for $3,700 to be melted down for scrap metal.

Pharaoh Amenemope ruled from 993 to 978 BC. The bracelet is about 3,000 years old. It is made of pure gold with lapis lazuli inlays and weighs approximately 600 grams.

According to media reports, the theft was committed by four people, including a museum employee. This was reported by the BBC.

The Egyptian Interior Ministry says she stole the bracelet from a safe in the laboratory during her shift and then contacted a precious metals dealer in Cairo.

The dealer bought the bracelet for $3,700 and then resold it to a foundry worker for $4,000, who melted it down for scrap.

All participants in the scheme were detained, and the authorities seized the money received from the sales. Now the artifact, which survived three millennia, is lost without a trace.