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”.

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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

      No, some rich asshole will put it on their yacht to never be seen again. If you think that’s better than them being in a museum that is free to visit, I don’t know what to tell you