Egypt asks Glasgow museum to return a 4,000-year-old mummy it pulled from display over a lack of 'consent'

The priest Nekht's 4,000-year-old mummified remains were donated to Glasgow in 1923 and had been on show in a painted coffin at Kelvingrove for more than a century before being taken off display last month, along with a mummified head, right hand and right foot from the Valley of the Kings. Egypt's repatriation request, received within the past few days, comes after the opening of the £910 million Grand Egyptian Museum near Cairo. Glasgow Life says it will follow its established repatriation process to determine next steps.

Campaign for Real Education chairman Chris McGovern warned repatriation would set a 'dangerous precedent' for museum collections worldwide.

Bronze Age skeletal remains belonging to a Scottish child and an adult are scheduled for removal from Kelvingrove as well, demonstrating that the policy extends beyond Egyptian artefacts.

Glasgow Life now plans to strip mummified remains from St Mungo Museum in the city centre once the Kelvingrove clearance is complete.