The British Museum has been working with police to recover hundreds of engraved gems and other items of jewelry that were stolen from its store rooms. The British Museum has a room called "Rediscovering Gems" that contains dozens of small artifacts known as intaglios and cameos. According to Aurélia Masson-Berghoff, a curator who is leading the recovery team, art dealers who bought the stolen items have returned over 300 of them to the museum.
The British Museum has some of its stolen gems on display.
Arts and EntertainmentThe British Museum has some of its stolen gems on display.
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