A priceless 3,000-year-old gold bracelet, dating back to the reign of Pharaoh King Amenemope, has been stolen and melted down in a shocking theft from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The Egyptian interior ministry revealed that the artifact was taken from a museum safe nine days ago by a restoration specialist. The specialist allegedly collaborated with a silver jeweler, who sold the bracelet to a gold jeweler for $3,735. The gold jeweler then sold it to a foundry worker for $4,025, who melted it down along with other jewelry. All four individuals involved have been arrested, confessed to their crimes, and had the proceeds seized. Legal action is now being pursued against them. The theft was discovered as museum staff prepared to ship artifacts to Rome for an exhibition. The tourism and antiquities ministry announced immediate measures, including circulating images of the bracelet to airports, seaports, and border crossings to prevent smuggling. The bracelet, adorned with lapis lazuli beads, was part of the museum’s vast collection of over 170,000 artifacts, including Amenemope’s gilded funerary mask. This incident occurred just weeks before the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, which will house King Tutankhamun’s treasures.