Thieves Steal 2,500-Year-Old Celtic Gold Collar from French Museum
- On Friday, thieves raided the Châtillon-sur-Seine museum in Burgundy, stealing a 2,500-year-old gold torque from the Vix Treasure collection. Acting as regular visitors, perpetrators smashed the display case in broad daylight before fleeing.
- Mayor Jeremie Brigand revealed the museum recently faced two failed nighttime burglary attempts, prompting a $171,000 investment in security upgrades. Despite these measures, the organized group executed the theft with speed and determination, Brigand said.
- The stolen necklace, a Celtic design dating to the 6th century BCE, weighed over a pound and served as a symbol of power. Associated with the Dame of Vix, the artifact reflects a blend of ancient cultures.
- Dijon prosecutor Olivier Caracotch opened an organized crime investigation, with the JIRS in Nancy assisting due to the procedure's complexity. The incident follows a $4.57 million jewelry heist at the Lalique Museum earlier this month.
- This brazen act recalls last October's Louvre theft, where criminals stole $102 million in jewels in less than eight minutes. That high-profile crime forced the museum's president to resign and expedited security system updates beginning January 2027.
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A man was arrested for his alleged involvement in the theft of a famous Celtic gold torch (round rigid collar) that was stolen last Friday from the Châtillonnais-Trésor Museum in Vix, Burgundy, in eastern France.According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Nancy Prosecutor's Office and quoted by the newspaper Le Figaro, the suspect was around twenty years old and after his arrest was charged and placed in pre-trial detention.The robbery too…
A man was arrested for his alleged involvement in the theft of a famous Celtic gold torque (round rigid collar) that was stolen last Friday from the Châtillonnais-Trésor Museum in Vix, Burgundy, in eastern France.
After a relative lull at the beginning of the year, there has been a sharp increase in theft of museums since July. The investigators of the Central Office for Combating Trafficking in Cultural Property (OCBC) warn of an increase in attacks carried out by organized teams, capable of taking in a few minutes works that are sometimes priceless. The places of worship are not spared.
The theft of Vix's gold torch, in a museum in Châtillon-sur-Seine, pushed Catherine Pvis to speed up the announcement of some 30 measures to get museums out of their vulnerability to theft.
Two people ran away with a "priceless" object from a museum in France on Friday. Now there is new information in the case.
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