Found artifacts stolen from Durham University

Jade bowl and porcelain figurine stolen from the museum in East Durham University on April 5, were found by police

hole done by robbers in the eastern wall of the museum. Source: bbc.co.uk

Police found a jade bowl and a porcelain figurine, stolen from Durham University . The Chinese artifacts are worth 2 million pounds had been stolen on April 5, thieves have done a great hole in the wall to get to them.

cup of jade is dated 1769. At its bottom is engraved in Chinese poem. Stolen porcelain figurine depicts a time of the Qing Dynasty seven mythical characters in the boat.

five criminals were arrested. All of them are from Walsall in the County of West Midlands. Two more men are wanted. Oriental Museum reopened to the public. The system of reviewing it.

Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI

Sources : bbc.co.uk , artinvestment.ru

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