Officials said in August that around 2,000 artifacts had gone missing from the British Museum, and were believed to be stolen.
"The majority of gems are from the Hellenistic and Roman world, but some may also have been made in modern times in imitation of ancient gems," it continues."They may feature images of famous individuals from the Classical past, of mythological scenes, animals or objects. These gems are of varied quality.", an online database, and has started to collaborate with an international panel of gem and jewelry specialists helping to identify items that were lost.
"We believe we have been the victim of thefts over a long period of time and frankly more could have been done to prevent them," George Osborne, chairman of the British Museum, toldin August. Osborne, who was appointed chair in 2021, noted in that interview that"[s]ome members of the antiquarian community are actively cooperating with us" and he believed"honest people" would return items that were suspected to be, or turned out to be, stolen.
"An independent review will be led by former trustee Sir Nigel Boardman, and Lucy D'Orsi, Chief Constable of the British Transport Police," the museum said in August."They will look into the matter and provide recommendations regarding future security arrangements at the Museum. They will also kickstart – and support – a vigorous programme to recover the missing items."
The British Museum continues to work with Metropolitan Police as they attempt to recover the artifacts. Officials said last month that most of the missing items were small pieces previously held in a storeroom that belonged to one of the museum's collections, and were mainly kept for academic and research purposes rather than public display.© 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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