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 Art Dealer Charged WIth Selling Head of Amenhotep III 

 

 

THE FACTS: 

In 1992, New York City art dealer Frederick Schultz bought the mummified head of Amenhotep III for $900,000.  

In 1998, he sold the head  to a London dealer for $1.2 million.  

In 2001, New York authorities charged Mr. Schultz with buying and selling the pharaoh's head illegally. Court documents suggest that Mr. Schultz knew that the head was stolen when he acquired it in 1992. 

His lawyer denies the charge.

 

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Source: Anova.com (8/17/01) 

 

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