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作者向美国政府和人民寻求帮助，希望得到美国的支持，打击文物盗窃及非法拍卖。 作者运用了大量文物，告诉我们这些文物对世界文化的重要性，从而引起我们对文物盗窃现象的痛恨。
关键词: Egyptians need…support, thus appealing to readers’ sense of duty to helpEgypt in the fight against rampant antiquity theft.
Imagine a world (a number of well-knownexamples of cultural and historical relics) are absent. The author plead thereaders to think about the importance of those world-renowned cultural andhistorical treasures, in contrast to the fact of rampant theft and looting. Theauthor intends to raise readers’ awareness towards the gravity of the problemwhich is often overlooked by global community.
4 Egyptian antiquities are floodinginternational markets. Recent auctions at Christie’s in London and New Yorkincluded several items from Egypt. Fortunately, when contacted, Christie’s inLondon withdrew a number of itemsthat had been stolen from the tomb of KingAmenhotep III, discovered in 2000 in Luxor. Among the items was a steatite bustof an official dating from 1793 to 1976 B.C.