The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) on Sunday handed back to Egypt three stolen Pharaonic artifacts. The three pieces – a 5-cm-long pestle used in preparing make-up, a bronze Greek coin 3.5 cm in diameter, and a bronze arrowhead of 4.5cm in length – had, according to Ashraf Al-Ashmawi of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, been sent to the Kingdom by mail. “The three pieces go back to Pharaonic times, that's around 3,000 years,” Al-Ashmawi said. He added that the penalty for persons caught smuggling ancient artifacts in Egypt can be up to 15 years in prison. “The person or persons responsible in this case have not yet been caught, but investigations are continuing,” Al
