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gef ◴[] No.45771379[source]
I wonder if the British Museum will do the right thing and return previously stolen artefacts?
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suddenlybananas ◴[] No.45771775[source]
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-3000-year-old-br...

>The ministry found that the artifact had passed from a museum restoration specialist to a silver trader to the owner of a jewelry workshop.

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1. sct202 ◴[] No.45771889[source]
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpegg27g74do

>British Museum gems for sale on eBay - how a theft was exposed

The British Museum is also vulnerable to staff theft.