Thieves Steal Ancient Treasure of Villena From Spanish Museum in Minutes
Armed thieves breached a Spanish museum and stole the entire Treasure of Villena, a collection of over 3,000-year-old Bronze Age gold artifacts, in just four minutes. Authorities have launched an investigation to recover the priceless historical hoard.
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Thieves steal Bronze Age artifacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist
The Treasure of Villena is a unique trove of almost ten kilos of gold, bowls, bottles and bracelets dating back to the Bronze Age.
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Most of 50-piece Spanish gold collection worth at least €1.7m stolen in latest high-profile European raid Thieves have stolen the Treasure of Villena – one of the greatest bronze age gold collections – in the latest high-profile heist of a European museum, officials said. The early morning raid on the 50-plus mainly gold objects in the Spanish town of Villena on Thursday lasted just minutes. Continue reading...
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While the treasure’s historical value is incalculable, the gold alone is worth around €1.7 million.
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Thieves on Thursday raided the 'Treasure of Villena' – one of the greatest Bronze Age gold collections – in the latest high-profile heist on a European museum, officials said. A s...
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It consists of 59 objects made of gold, silver, iron and amber, with their total weight reaching approximately 10 kilograms The post Spain: The Villena Treasure, one of the most important finds from the Bronze Age in Europe, was stolen appeared first on ProtoThema English.
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