The 2,500-year-old Cotofenesti Romanian gold helmet—described as a Dacian national treasure—stolen from the Drents Museum (Assen) in 2025, was recovered in the Netherlands along with two golden wristbands. Recovery confirmed by Erwin Kessler, Director of the National Museum of Art; documents state “Cotofenesti helmet has been found; good piece of news for all of us.”
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MNAR's Erwin Kessler: Cotofenesti helmet has been found; good piece of news for all of us: The Cotofenesti helmet, stolen last year from the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands, has been recovered, as confirmed by Erwin Kessler, Director of the National Museum of Art … https://ranked.news/493650?u=b
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In many European countries the works belong to the people, which is why they are expected to be free, or to have free days, or a museum card at a v reduced price. All state museums & galleries in Ireland are free. Ppl usually have to pay to see special exhibitions.
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Netherlands: Romanian Golden Helmet Recovered: Details Revealed [ NL RTL4 ] (ENEX Editors' choice) - https://members.enex.news/exchange/909417
Oh my god! this is sunch an amazing excellent news! This was Romania's most precious artifact from the Dacians. Most lost hope they will find it intact because the gold purity is high and the thieves surely would've melted it by now. Such such excellent news! Thank you for sharing this!
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