Dutch authorities have arrested three suspects after the theft of a priceless ancient golden helmet that is considered a cultural icon of Romania.
Dutch authorities are desperately investigating a major art heist of a millenia-old golden helmet from an ancient civilization in current-day Romania.
The items—which include a helmet discovered by playing children—belonged to members of the lost Dacian civilisation
Robbers used explosives to break into the Drents Museum in Assen over the weekend and nab three antique bracelets and a 2,500-year-old gold helmet.
The objects, on loan from the Romanian National History Museum in Bucharest, belonged to members of the lost Dacian civilisation
The 5th-century BC Helmet of Cotofenesti was among the valuable items taken during an overnight heist at Drents Museum in the Netherlands.
The intricate golden Cotofenesti helmet dates back some 2,500 years and is one Romania’s most revered national treasures from the Dacia civilization. It was on display at the small Drents Museum in eastern Netherlands on the last weekend of a 6-month stint when thieves nabbed it.
Several archaeological pieces from the Dacia - Empire of Gold and Silver exhibition showcasing Dacian treasures from Romania have been stolen after an explosion at the Drents Museum in the Netherlands on the night of January 24 to 25.
The Dacian helmet from Coțofenești, stolen days ago from a museum in the Netherlands, where it was on display without appropriate security, dates back to around 400 BC and was found by mistake nearly 100 years ago.
To Romania, the ancient helmet is a priceless cultural heirloom. To the Netherlands, it’s a stolen artifact that authorities hope to retrieve to uphold a reputation for safe museums. The ...
Theft in Netherlands of Ancient Golden Helmet Leaves Romania Distraught BRUSSELS (AP) — The prize in this art heist is worth more than its gold. To Romania, the ancient helmet is a priceless ...
Romania was abuzz Tuesday after prehistoric gold artifacts were stolen from a Dutch museum, with the country's rising far-right branding the theft