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'Antiquities Theft in Israel' exhibition robbed |
Andy B
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|  Posted 21-01-2010 at 21:00
Organisers of the "Antiquities Theft in Israel" in Jerusalem could not have chosen a more fitting name for their exhibition.
On Wednesday burglars broke into the a museum in Ashdod where hundreds of artefacts recovered from the black market were on show and snatched several valuable items, including a silver ring belonging to Alexander the Great.
The newspaper Haaretz said the robbers also took ancient silver coins and other items from archaeological digs including a bronze spear, two gold earrings, some pottery and coins from the Hellenistic period.
The exhibit at the Korin Maman Museum in the coastal city of Ashdod was set up to educate the Israeli public about efforts to tackle antiquities theft.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7045926/Antiquities-Theft-in-Israel-exhibition-robbed.html
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