The Mona Lisa at the Louvre museum in Paris in 2020. (Christophe Ena/AP) ... Among the artifacts in question is a pink granite stele bearing the seal of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen.

Another object appears to have earned the AFM’s approval despite concerns: a rose granite stele depicting pharaoh Tutankhamun, which Kunicki sold via Dib to the Louvre Abu Dhabi in 2016.

Marc Gabolde, a French Egyptologist, was quoted by Canard Enchaine as saying that he informed Louvre officials about suspicions related to the Tutankhamun stele but received no response. The opening ...

The stele was found in the 19th century among the ruins of the ancient town of Dibon in Moab, located in today's Jordan, east of the Dead Sea. The stele is on display at the Louvre Museum.