![Egypt to Sue London Auction House for Selling King Tut Statue Without 'Proving Ownership'](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=19811034&width=1200&height=800&quality=85&coordinates=150%2C0%2C150%2C0)
The famous burial mask of King Tutankhamun on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. Photo by Mark Fischer via Flickr.
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The rare statue was sold to a secret buyer for $6 million, and now the Egyptian government has enlisted international police to track it down.