Paris: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates has successfully returned a collection of Late Period artifacts from France to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

According to State Information Service Egypt, the recovered collection includes a limestone votive coffin, a limestone statue, a wooden statue of Anubis in jackal form, two detached wooden hands from painted coffins, three rare papyrus scrolls bearing royal seals, and a hieroglyphic-inscribed cylindrical container. The Egyptian Embassy in Paris played a pivotal role in securing the return of these pieces in cooperation with the French authorities after an attempted illegal sale was thwarted.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty attended the handover ceremony in Paris in February. Egypt's involvement in the legal proceedings in France led to a conviction and a court-ordered compensation of 23,000 pounds.

This recovery marks the third successful artifact retrieval in May. Earlier this month, Egypt received 25 items from the United States and 20 from Australia, all facilitated through diplomatic channels.