The mummy returns? Ancient remains could be handed back to Egypt after museum row

“The mummy returns? Ancient remains could be handed back to Egypt after museum row”

It was a news story that went round the world, with museum bosses in Scotland roundly mocked.

“Egypt demands return of Scottish museum mummy after remains removed from display over 'consent' concerns”

The Egyptian authorities are demanding the return of the remains of a mummy after they were removed from a Scottish museum. Glasgow Life, which operates Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, has confirmed they had received a request to repatriate the remains of priest Nekht. Last month, the museum made the decision to withdraw all mummified remains from its popular Egyptian hall entirely. The council-funded charitable body that runs the museum cited the "absence of consent from the deceased…