Druss Posted May 15, 2003 #1 Share Posted May 15, 2003 LONDON (Reuters) - A rare Egyptian sarcophagus complete with mummy has been auctioned for a record price, auction house Christie's said on Wednesday. The 3,000-year-old mummy in its highly decorated case, dating from the late 21st dynasty, was sold for 883,750 pounds ($1.43 million) -- nearly 20 times its pre-sale estimate -- to a private buyer who wishes to remain anonymous. View: Full Article | Source: Yahoo News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kira Posted May 16, 2003 #2 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Yeap and it's being delivered to my house next thursday...... Interesting article Druss... it's just a shame that a Museum couldn't get it .. or that it could have been returned from where it came from... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdodo Posted May 18, 2003 #3 Share Posted May 18, 2003 Finally they return some thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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