The important artifact stolen from the Drents Museum was the gold helmet of Cotofenesti, on mortgage from the National History Museum of Romania.
The thieves brought on an explosion to enter the Drents museum within the metropolis of Assen, permitting them to steal a number of artefacts from an vital exhibition known as “Dacia – Empire of Gold and Silver”.
According to police, the museum was hit by a big explosion on Saturday morning that destroyed a automotive, shattered home windows and broken the constructing.
THE golden helmet of Cotofenesti from round 450 BC is taken into account a masterpiece of Thracian-Getic goldsmith artwork. It was one of many highlights of the exhibition, which has now concluded.
It additionally featured over 600 gold and silver objects from not less than 15 museums throughout Romania. The Dacian empire flourished in what’s now Romania, and the nation’s nationwide museum has misplaced a few of its most vital artifacts.
“This is a black day for the Drents Museum in Assen and for the National History Museum of Romania in Bucharest,” mentioned the overall director of the Drents Museum, Harry Tupan.
“In its 170 years of existence, such a severe accident has by no means occurred. This additionally provides us monumental disappointment in direction of our colleagues in Romania.”
Police say they’ve launched an investigation.
