Greece returned four ancient Egyptian terracotta statuettes and two modern replicas to Egyptian authorities in Athens.
The artifacts emerged eight years ago when a passerby found them discarded inside an Athens garbage skip.
Wrapped individually inside a paper bag, the hidden treasures were quickly delivered to the National Archaeological Museum.
Museum experts later discovered that two of the six statuettes were clever fakes mixed in with the antiquities.
Egyptian Ambassador Omar Amer Youssef accepted the entire collection from Greek officials during a formal museum ceremony.
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni described the repatriation as a profound act of respect toward shared global cultural heritage.
Youssef expressed deep gratitude to Greece for recovering and returning these valuable symbols of Egypt’s storied past.