The bracelet belonged to Pharaoh Amenemope, who ruled around 1000 B.C.E., during ancient Egypt's 21st Dynasty.

While preparing ancient artifacts for an exhibit in Italy, officials at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo made a horrifying discovery. One of the artifacts, a 3,000-year-old golden bracelet that once belonged to a pharaoh, was missing. To the outrage of many Egyptians, it was later determined that the bracelet had been stolen, sold, and melted down.

The loss of the artifact hit hard in Egypt, where there’s a great national pride in the country’s history. It also means that part of the pharaoh’s story will forever be incomplete.

The Stolen Pharaoh’s Bracelet

According to the Associated Press , the theft of the bracelet was discovered while officials from the Egyptian Museum were i

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