Egyptian authorities say New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has agreed to return an ancient Pharoanic relic to its homeland. According to Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, the red granite shrine piece was purchased from a New York antiquities collector last October to be returned. The piece belongs to the naos honoring the 12th Dynasty King Amenemhat I, who ruled 4,000 years ago, which is now in the Ptah temple of Karnak in Luxor, Artdaily reported. Head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, referred to the act as a "great deed," saying that it was the first time a museum bought an item only to return it.[...]