Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Ancient Egyptian Bracelet Stolen, Melted Down for Gold
A very old, valuable gold bracelet made for an Egyptian pharaoh named Amenemope, which was over 3,000 years old, was stolen from a museum.
A museum employee took the bracelet and sold it to a silver trader and other people who eventually melted it down for its gold.
The police have caught the people involved.
The bracelet was made with gold and blue stones.
This happened before an upcoming exhibit called "Treasures of the Pharaohs".
A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet from the Egyptian Museum was stolen.
The bracelet was from the time of Pharaoh Amenemope.
A museum employee is accused of stealing the artifact.
The bracelet was sold, then melted down for its gold.
Police arrested several suspects and recovered money.
- Who
- Museum employee, silver trader, gold dealer, gold foundry worker, and police
- What
- 3,000-year-old gold bracelet stolen and melted down
- When
- September 9, 2024, theft reported recently, bracelet dating to 1,000 BC
- Where
- Cairo's Egyptian Museum, Cairo jewelry district
- Why
- Stolen and sold for its gold value.
- Artifact
- 3,000-year-old gold bracelet
- Pharaoh
- Amenemope
- Theft Date
- September 9
- Location of Theft
- Cairo's Egyptian Museum
- Sale Amount
- $4,000
- Discovery Location
- Tanis
- Bracelet Material
- Gold and lapis lazuli beads
- Status
- Melted down
