Egypt may sue to get mask back

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

CAIRO, Egypt -- Egypt's chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass asked state attorneys on Tuesday to sue the Saint Louis Art Museum to regain possession of a 3,200-year-old mask from the Pharaonic era that was allegedly stolen.

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