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Egypt seeks return of ancient priest taken from Middle Egypt and held in Scotland for more than a century -- but Glasgow has not identified the requester

Egypt ·

Glasgow Life confirmed it received a request to return the remains to Egypt, though it has not said who made it. The remains were excavated at Beni Hasan and donated to Glasgow in 1923. A formal council process will decide whether they go back.

Beni Hasan is an ancient Egyptian necropolis of rock-cut tombs in Middle Egypt, dating to the Middle Kingdom.

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