This was also connected to Hatshepsut's family links on the side of her mother, Ahmose. She thus tended to emphasize her blood line to benefit her rulership (Bryan 238)
Mesopotamian and Egyptian Art and Architecture Mesopotamia" is the Greek word for "between the rivers" and refers to that region between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers, presently occupied by Iraq, Turkley and Syria (Delahunt 2006)
Mesopotamians also believed that if their conquests and fights passed the test of their omens and prophets, they would get the blessings of their gods (Delahunt). Egypt is historically known as the land of the pyramids, which stand prominently from mountains of stones (Gombrich 2006)
He said that the museums and the authorities who refused to return the artifacts would have to face serious consequences and true to his words he really did made sure that the museums who didn't return the artifacts faced serious boycott not only from the Egyptian museums but from other countries as well. According to Hawass since he became the chief of the antiquities he had been able to recover 5,000 artifacts that were stolen or gifted (Al-Shalchi, 2010)
The stele was taken by the Italian army in the 1937 without the full consent of the Ethiopian authorities and since then talks were being held between the two countries to return the stele to its place of origin, however, in 2000 Italy also became very active regarding the return of the artifacts owned by it that were present in other countries, it also took the help of the International Law Courts to get its artifacts back. This was one of the reasons why Aksum stele was returned to Ethiopia after almost 70 years (Hunt, 2010)
However, this process of getting the artifacts back requires the co-operation of various governments, the agencies working in them and most important of all, these deals and searches needs proves that the artifacts were actually stolen, illegally taken out of the country or were gifted and many a times this causes problems since there are often gaps found in the historical records (Al-Shalchi, 2010). Arguments in favor of Returning these Artifacts The correct and ethical approach There is a reason why the historical artifacts are so important, it is because they tell a story about the place that they belong to and in returning something to the place that it was originally from is the correct thing to do as, it is only in that place that the real value of that artifact can be appreciated (Merryman, 2006)
These Egyptian artifacts can be found all over the former colonial countries. For example; the 3,500-year-old bust which belongs to the Queen Nefertiti who was the wife of the famous Pharaoh Akhenaten, is currently in Germany where it is being showcased at the newly re-opened Neues Museum in Berlin, the architect of the Great Pyramid at Giza is located in Germany as well, the Louvre palace in France has a painted Zodiac from the Dendera temple, bust of Anchhaf who was a builder of the Chepren Pyramid is currently present at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (Obaji Ori, 2009)
Counter-arguing the opponents Artifact protection is an obligation As the artifacts are a link to the past and they tell us about the culture, heritage, norms, events that took place at the time from which they were, therefore, it is very important to protect them. As, they can help our coming generations in understanding where they come from and what situations their ancestors faced which have bought them where they are today, for this reason it is said that if the artifacts can be well protected in the countries that are wealthier and have better resources than the ones that they originally belong to, then these resourceful countries should be allowed to keep the artifacts so that they can protect them for the generations to come (Waxman, 2008)
These three things help create story and meaning to the spiritual depictions in Roman art. (Metmuseum.org)
The number three represents a symbol of spirituality in the painting with the one being the man. (Odysseus.culture.gr) One child holds the sacrifice while the other two children hold musical instruments
The concept of threes here suggest connection to the divine and of balance. (Sandrashaw.com)