They really treasured it...
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How about we leave it with the country that has a history of preserving anything historical though they are fairly shit at preserving their culture..
Egypt has a very impressive history museum, and they've done a far better job than many of their neighbors.
How would you like it if Chinese archaeologists came to America, excavated sites all over, found origina copies of the constitution, bricks from Washington's house, etc., and kept them in a Chinese museum?
It sucks for western civilization and it sucks for museum accessibility, but fair is fair. I think most of the relics the Western powers took should be returned.
Greece wants a shitload of stuff back too, so it's not just the non-west.
absolute bollocks - after the arab spring experts went into the museums to check the damage they found them putting together artefacts with superglue ffs
https://news.sky.com/story/museum-superglues-tutankhamuns-broken-mask-10374391
I didn't say they are fully up to Western standards. I said they have a very impressive history museum (collection size, building size, general facilities, and including preservation capabilities).
The article you link even quotes the conservation experts as the museum saying the person who broke and (then incorrectly repaired) the mask fucked up.