Chinese artifacts - jade bowl of water and a porcelain figurine of a total cost of 1.8 million pounds - were stolen from the Museum at the University of East April 5

night on Thursday, April 5, from the Museum of the East at the University of Durham had been abducted two valuable Chinese artifact period of the Qing Dynasty - jade bowl of water and a porcelain figurine. The total cost of the two stolen items of 1.8 million pounds.

large bowl of green jade , dated 1769, comes from the collection of the British collector Charles Hardindzha (Charles Hardinge). Inside the bowl carved a Chinese poem. Stolen statue, covered with a milky glaze, was produced in Fujian Province in the Dehuai, which anciently famous for its porcelain. The sculpture depicts a length of 30 cm seven mythical characters in the boat.

Police have arrested two men and a woman suspected of involvement in the robbery. However, when these artifacts were found. Durham investigators hope to find a number of important witnesses and suspects.

on the investigation of the East Museum was closed to visitors. Staff are extremely upset by what had happened: the artifacts were very valuable specimens of art of the Qing Dynasty.

Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI

Sources : bbc.co.uk , artinvestment.ru