Last month a member of staff was sacked and police launched an investigation after around 2,000 treasures were reported “missing, stolen or damaged” over a “significant” period of time.
The museum has now said most are Greek and Roman gems and jewellery, and shared pictures of similar items.
Sixty objects have been returned.
In a statement, the museum added that 300 more had been “identified and [are] due to be returned imminently”.
Have they tried looking at the place where all stolen goods from the world are stored?
That’s where they’re missing from.
This might as well be an onion headline
Why are the pyramids in Egypt?
Because they were too heavy for the British to steal.
Irony is dead
Small violen
So they want help stealing back the stuff that they stole in the first place.
Many countries would probably pay the ‘thieves’ to have them back where they belong.