3 days ago · 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 golden Cotofenesti helmet dates back some 2,500 years and is one Romania’s most revered national treasures from the Dacia civilization.

1 day ago · BRUSSELS -- 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 ...

3 days ago · Dutch authorities are desperately investigating a major art heist of a millenia-old golden helmet from an ancient civilization in current-day Romania BRUSSELS -- The prize in this art heist is ...

3 days ago · 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. ... To Romania, the ancient helmet is a ...

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

3 days ago · The theft of the helmet and three golden wristbands also on display sent shockwaves through the art world, and devastated Romanian authorities who thought they were loaning the items to a nation ...

3 days ago · It also gives us enormous sadness towards our colleagues in Romania.” Four golden objects are missing from the museum, including three royal bracelets and the resplendent helmet of Coțofenești ...

3 days ago · The theft of the helmet and three golden wristbands also on display sent shockwaves through the art world, and devastated Romanian authorities who thought they were loaning the items to a nation ...

The Golden Helmet of Coțofenești (pronounced [kotsofeneʃti]) is a Geto-Dacian helmet made of electrum (a natural gold-silver-copper alloy) dating from the second half of the 5th century BC. Discovered in the Romanian village of Coțofenești, it was exhibited at the National History Museum of Romania in Bucharest before being stolen in 2025 during a robbery at the Drents Museum in Assen ...

3 days ago · 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 ...