Authorities in Egypt first spotted the artifact when it appeared for sale at an exhibition in London in 2013. It then traversed through several countries before ending up in Switzerland, according to the antiquities ministry.
“This head is part of a group of statues depicting King Ramses II seated alongside a number of Egyptian deities,” Abdel Gawad explained.
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