The British Museum has recovered some of the artefacts stolen in an alleged inside job, according to its chair George Osborne.
He told Today on BBC Radio 4: “We have started to recover some of the stolen items, which is a silver lining to a dark cloud.”He added: “Someone with knowledge of what’s not registered has a big advantage in removing some of those items.
“We believe we’ve been the victim of thefts over a long period of time and, frankly, more could have been done to prevent them."It is a mess that we are going to clear up". Antiquities dealer Ittai Gradel made the museum aware of missing items when he spotted artefacts selling on eBay. The Metropolitan Police confirmed on Thursday that a man had been interviewed in connection with the thefts.
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