The Drents Museum in Assen has been the victim of a spectacular theft. Thieves used explosives to steal priceless artefacts, including a 2,500-year-old Dacian golden helmet and three gold bracelets.

The item, an ancient golden helmet, is one of Romania’s most revered national treasures, and its theft has sent shockwaves through both the art world and Romanian society. The Cotofenesti helmet ...

Not only for us, but also for the Romanian population," the museum said in a statement. The Cotofenesti helmet is one Romania’s most revered national treasures from the Dacia civilisation.

However, the intricate helmet, dating back approximately 2,500 years, remains missing. The theft, which also included three golden wristbands, sent shockwaves through the art world and devastated ...

The intricate golden Cotofenesti helmet dates back some 2,500 years and is one Romania’s most revered national treasures from ...

The theft of the helmet, along with three golden wristbands also on display, deeply unsettled Romanian authorities, who had believed they were lending the items to a country where museum security was ...

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A group of thieves used explosives to break into the Drents Museum in Assen in the early hours of Saturday morning and stole four ancient Romanian artefacts, including the Helmet of Cotofenesti, an ...

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The theft of the helmet and three golden wristbands also on display sent shockwaves through the art world, and devastated Romanian authorities who thought they were loaning the items to a nation where ...