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All listed private collections are also covered by this law and no

private law exists in Egypt.

According to the law 117, the term antiquity is applied to any

building or movable object resulting from the different

civilizations that span the totality of the Egyptian History

(reflecting human, artistic, technical, military, religious aspects)

and of more than one hundred years old.

However, a building or a movable object of great cultural value

could be listed a national Heritage regardless its age by a decree

of prime minister after the presentation of a specialized report to

the permanent committee of the sector concerned and the

approval of the committee and the minister of culture. Private

owners of listed antiquities are responsible for their preservation.

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