Pharaohs 3,000-year-old bracelet disappears from Egyptian Museum in Cairo: authorities

It’s a who-mum-it.Egyptian authorities have launched a nationwide treasure hunt for a 3,000-year-old bracelet that vanished without a trace from a national museum in Cairo.The priceless artifact — that supposedly once adorned the wrist of Pharaoh Amenemope — disappeared while being restored in a laboratory of the Egyptian Museum in the nation’s capital, according to the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry.“The Ministry has referred the incident to the relevant authorities & Public Prosecution & formed a special committee to inventory all items in the lab,” the agency announced on X.An image of the ancient jewelry was circulated across antiquities units at Egypt’s airports and border checkpoints in a bid to catch possible international thieves, the agency said.The pre-AD object appears to be made from one piece of metal and features a sphere of lapis lazuli — the once rare and highly-prized deep blue gem, often goldflecked, which was a favorite of the ancient Egyptian ruling class.This particular wrist jangle was beloved by Amenemope, a pharaoh of the 21st dynasty who ruled in Egypt from 993 to 984 BC, according to the Egyptian Museum.His tomb was discovered by French Egyptologists Pierre Montet and Georges Goyon in April 1940, the museum stated.While Egypt is noted for its preservation of antiquities, real estate developers have sparked outrage as they announced plans for a mega-luxe resort near Mount Sinai, the peak where Moses famously spoke to God to receive the Ten Commandments....