A daring art heist has stunned Europe after thieves used explosives to break into a museum and steal a priceless cultural artifact.
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, which dates back around 2,500 years to the Dacia civilization, was on display at the Drents Museum in the Netherlands.
It…

Efectul jafului din Olanda. Muzeul Judeţean Buzău reconsideră împrumutarea diademei de la Gherăseni

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The effect of the robbery in Holland. Buzău County Museum reconsiders the loan of the diadem from Gherăseni

The largest robbery in the history of the Drents Museum in the Netherlands led to the disappearance of Geto-Dacian artifacts of inestimable value: the golden helmet from Coțofenești and three gold bracelets, exhibited as part of the exhibition "Dacia - The Kingdom of Gold and Silver".

Cel mai mare jaf din istoria Muzeului Drents din Olanda a dus la dispariția unor artefacte geto-dacice de o valoare inestimabilă: coiful de aur de la Coțofenești și trei brățări de aur, expuse în cadrul expoziției „Dacia – Regatul Aurului și Argintului”.

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The robbery that shocked the world: what hasn't been said so far about the stolen Geto-Dacian artifacts. Romania only has 10 royal bracelets left

The “Golden Helmet of Cotofenesti” has seen its share of ups and downs. Around 2,400 years ago, it adorned the heads of Romanian royalty. Then it disappeared, but was found in 1927 by a child in a Romanian village. It was used as a toy and a water bowl for chickens, which led to it becoming quite worn out. During the 1970s, the helmet finally found a worthy place in the Romanian...

”Den gyllene hjälmen av Cotofenesti” har sett ett och annat. För runt 2 400 år sedan prydde den rumänska kungligheters huvuden. Sen försvann den, men hittades 1927 av ett barn i en rumänsk by. Den användes som leksak och vattenskål åt hönor vilket ledde till att den blev rätt sliten. Under 1970-talet fick hjälmen äntligen en värdig plats på Rumä...

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Golden helmet stolen in museum heist

The Buzău County Museum is reconsidering the loan of the diadem from Gherăseni, discovered in the tomb of the "Princess with the Elongated Skull", for the "Attila the Hun" exhibition, which is scheduled to take place at the end of the year in Hungary, Agerpres reports.

Muzeul Judeţean Buzău reconsideră împrumutarea diademei de la Gherăseni, descoperită în mormântul „Prinţesei” cu craniul alungit, pentru expoziţia „Attila the Hun”, care ar urma să se desfăşoare la sfârşitul anului în Ungaria, informează Agerpres.

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Video. Three thieves broke into the Drents Museum in the Netherlands and stole the ancient Cotofenesti helmet, a priceless Romanian cultural treasure, along with three golden wristbands.

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Video. CCTV footage shows thieves stealing golden helmet from Dutch museum

In the Netherlands, hooded criminals broke into a museum and stole a gold helmet. Click here to learn more about the case

Na Holanda, criminosos encapuzados invadiram um museu e roubaram um capacete de ouro. Clique aqui e saiba mais sobre o caso

Criminosos invadem museu e roubam capacete de ouro na Holanda

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Criminals break into museum and steal gold helmets in the Netherlands

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Romanian helmet, artifacts stolen in Dutch museum heist

This looks like a case for Indiana Jones.

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Thieves Blow Out Museum Door to Steal Ancient Artifacts, Including 2,500-Year-Old Gold Helmet

Burglars broke into the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands, and stole ancient artifacts from an exhibition about ancient Dacia. The break-in took place on Saturday night and the thieves took four valuables, police said. They took three pure gold bracelets dating back to around 50 BC, and a 2,500-year-old gold helmet on loan from the National Museum of Romania in Bucharest. The bracelets and helmet were among the items in an exhibition about…

Innbrotsþjófar sprengdu sér leið inn í Drents-minjasafnið í Assen í Hollandi og stálu þaðan ævagömlum dýrgripum af sýningu um hina fornu Dakíu. Innbrotið var framið aðfaranótt laugardags og höfðu þjófarnir með sér fjóra dýrgripi að sögn lögreglu. Þeir tóku þrjú armbönd úr skíragulli sem voru búin til um árið 50 fyrir okkar tímatal, og um 2500 ára gamlan hjálm úr gulli sem var að láni frá þjóðminjasafni Rúmeníu í Búkarest. Armböndin og hjálmurinn…

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Romanians rehearse over stolen antiquities in Dutch museum

SocialThe Romanians must have felt flattered that a Dutch museum wanted to dedicate an exhibition to the treasures of ancient Dacia, the most important archaeological showpieces that the country has to offer. Now it turns out that it is not at all smart to lend your archaeological national pride to explosion paradise the Netherlands, a country without national pride. The Drents Museum turned out to keep the treasures behind a door that can be bl…

SocialDe Roemenen voelden zich vast gevleid dat een Nederlands museum een expositie wilde wijden aan de schatten van het oude Dacië, de belangrijkste archeologische pronkstukken die het land rijk is. Nou blijkt dus dat het helemaal niet slim is om je archeologische nationale trots uit te lenen aan explosieparadijs Nederland, een land zonder nationale trots. Het Drents Museum bleek de schatten te bewaren achter een deur die open te blazen is met …

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GeenStijl: Romanian Prime Minister on art theft from Drents Museum: I am suing you all for damages

Throughout history, curses have been said to have been placed on all manner of places and objects, including these ancient artifacts.

Romanian helmet, artifacts stolen in Dutch museum heist

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