Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old statue of King Ramses ll illegally smuggled overseas Egypt has welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramses II after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than three decades ago. The country's Antiquities Ministry, on Sunday, said the statue is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo but not on display. "It is part of a mass statue depicting King Ramses II seated next to a number of Egyptian gods,” the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. The artefact, which dates back to...