Jan 29, 2025 · Dutch authorities have arrested three suspects after the theft of a priceless ancient golden helmet that is considered a cultural icon of Romania.

The Golden Helmet of Coțofenești (Romanian: [kotsofeˈneʃti]) is a Geto - Dacian helmet made of electrum (a natural gold-silver-copper alloy) dating from the second half of the 5th century BC.

Jan 30, 2025 · The police said they had yet to recover the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a prized artifact from Romania, and other artifacts stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands over the weekend.

Jan 27, 2025 · The theft of an ancient golden helmet shocked the art world and devastated Romanian authorities who thought the artifact would be safe in the Netherlands.

Jan 27, 2025 · Four golden objects are missing from the museum, including three royal bracelets and the resplendent helmet of Coțofenești, which was on loan from the National History Museum of Romania in ...

Jan 28, 2025 · The intricate golden Cotofenesti helmet dates back some 2,500 years and is one Romania’s most revered national treasures from the Dacia civilization. It was on display at the small Drents Museum in eastern Netherlands on the …

Jan 27, 2025 · The intricate golden Cotofenesti helmet dates back some 2,500 years and is one Romania’s most revered national treasures from the Dacia civilization.

Jan 26, 2025 · All four stolen items are of huge cultural significance to Romania, with the Helmet of Cotofenesti considered a national treasure. In the late 1990s, 24 bracelets from the same era were dug up by ...

Jan 27, 2025 · To Romania, the ancient helmet is a priceless cultural heirloom. To the Netherlands, it’s a stolen artifact that authorities hope to retrieve to uphold a reputation for safe museums. The intricate...

Jan 31, 2025 · Dutch authorities on Wednesday arrested three suspects after the theft of a priceless ancient golden helmet that is considered a cultural icon of Romania and had been on display in a small museum in the Netherlands.