I was reading this article on CNN about an Egyptian museum restoring the sarcophagus of Ramses, and I was reminded of why I both love and hate the British Museum. I love the British Museum because it has a wonderful collection of cultural items from all over the world, and I hate the British Museum because it has a wonderful collection of cultural items that are the stolen fruits of its colonial conquests.
The part of the article that really got me was that the Egypt had managed to piece together 250 fragments of the sarcophagus, but according to the article: "The original face is on display at the British Museum, and Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said he hoped it would be returned to complete the sarcophagus."
Posted by kwc at March 21, 2004 04:22 PM