Thieves stole culturally significant Bronze Age gold artefacts, including a torc and bracelet, from Ely Museum in Cambridge. The theft, captured on CCTV, has left the museum devastated. Police have released footage of the suspects, with one being a former curator at the British Museum.
A 2022 audit revealed that approximately 2,000 objects from the British Museum’s Department of Greece and Rome were missing or damaged. @RebeccaMead_NYC reports on the inside story of the theft—which seems to have been carried out by someone on the inside. https://t.co/jY2pLJaR5m
🔴 Watch: Thieves steal Bronze Age gold in Cambridgeshire museum heist https://t.co/NJFlKjTj75
Ely Museum said the East Cambridgeshire gold torc and a gold bracelet - which date back to the Bronze Age - were stolen in a break-in earlier this week. https://t.co/gdp1Gjdo8d https://t.co/8EqFTPfc0s
Police have released CCTV footage of two people suspected of stealing "culturally significant" gold artefacts from a museum. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/2kLwwstBU5
Two Bronze Age artefacts were stolen from a museum in Cambridge on Tuesday 7th May. A gold torc and bracelet were taken from Ely Museum, which was captured on CCTV video footage. https://t.co/cPbLsmAY3k
Police have released CCTV video footage of two people suspected of stealing a Bronze Age golden torc and a gold bracelet from a museum ✍️: @SamRussellPA https://t.co/glkSbOHmNy
Museum 'devastated' after 'despicable' theft of 'irreplaceable' Bronze Age gold artefacts https://t.co/0XMYURe6Ud
A museum has said it is "devastated" after thieves stole gold artefacts dating back to the Bronze Age, around 3,000 years ago https://t.co/0XMYURe6Ud
.@RebeccaMead_NYC reports on how the British Museum was robbed of thousands of precious ancient gems—seemingly by a curator who had worked at the institution for three decades. https://t.co/dI1Rzg4zrS
Bronze Age gold stolen during museum break-in https://t.co/FS6NE8f4X0