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A once-powerful pharaoh's priceless bracelet was melted down and sold after being stolen from an Egyptian museum, according to local officials.

The disappearance of the bracelet, which once belonged to Pharaoh Usermaatre Amenemope, was announced by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Sept. 17. Officials circulated images of the artifact to airports and border crossings.

The artifact was taken from the restoration laboratory of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

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A restoration specialist took the bracelet from a safe at the museum on Sept. 9, according to the BBC. She gave it to a silver jeweler — who then sold it to a gold jewel

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