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British Museum finds almost 300 more stolen and missing artefacts

The British Museum has recovered 268 more missing objects following thefts at the institution.

The museum announced on Friday that a total of 626 items, out of around 1,500 missing or stolen objects, have been found across the world including in Europe and North America and taken back to be housed in its London collection.

A previous update in February stated that over 350 artefacts, including classical Greek and Roman gems and jewellery, had been recovered after being taken.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-museum-stolen-artefacts-recovered-b1158524.html

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