A priceless ancient golden helmet from Romania that was stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands, sending shockwaves through the art world, has been recovered as part of a plea deal reached with the suspects. Under the guard of balaclava-wearing police, prosecutors unveiled the 2,500-year-old Coțofenești helmet – considered a cultural icon of Romania – during a news conference on Thursday in the eastern Dutch city of Assen. Dating from the lost Dacian civilisation from around 450BC, the helmet was stolen together with three golden bracelets from the Drents Museum in January last year. Robert van Langh, director
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