"Have you tried asking the government in question? Granted, I can't imagine they'd be happy about you robbing their tombs, but perhaps they would remove the spell under a condition." Possibly sending the 'greedy moron' to a work camp, but maybe that would teach him sense. Then again, if 'do not touch magical artifacts in someone's tomb without checking them' didn't work, being shouted at and made to build roads or mine ore probably wouldn't either.
He shrugged. "I know how to counter ongoing spells, but generally transformations aren't like that. They trigger to change the subject into something else -- in this case, aging him -- then disperse." Melisan considered. "Is he truly aged, or does he just have the appearance of an old man?"