British Museum raid mirrors V&A theft

POLICE investigating the theft of Tang and Yuan dynasty jewellery and body ornaments from the British Museum on October 29-30 believe the raid could be linked to the theft of Chinese jades from the Victoria and Albert Museum earlier last month.

About 15 items of 7th to 14th century gilt bronze and gold smallwork were taken from the BM's Joseph…

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