Bronze age treasure stolen in four-minute Spanish museum heist
Gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least €1.7m, is target of ‘very well planned’ raid Thieves in Spain have raided the Treasure of Villena – a stunning collection of bronze age gold artefacts that has been described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe – in the latest high-profile smash-and-grab heist on the continent. The raid on Thursday morning of the 66 mostly gold objects in the
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- The Guardian
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- Source published
- 27 Aug 2026, 15:47 UTC
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- Byline
- Philip Oltermann and agencies
- Section
- Art theft
Gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least €1.7m, is target of ‘very well planned’ raid Thieves in Spain have raided the Treasure of Villena – a stunning collection of bronze age gold artefacts that has been described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe – in the latest high-profile smash-and-grab heist on the continent. The raid on Thursday morning of the 66 mostly gold objects in the
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Bronze age treasure stolen in four-minute Spanish museum heist
Gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least €1.7m, is target of ‘very well planned’ raid Thieves in Spain have raided the Treasure of Villena – a stunning collection of bronze age gold artefacts that has been described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe – in the latest high-profile smash-and-grab heist on the continent. The raid on Thursday morning of the 66 mostly gold objects in the
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Bronze age treasure stolen in four-minute Spanish museum heist
Gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least €1.7m, is latest target of ‘very well planned’ raid Thieves in Spain have raided the Treasure of Villena – a stunning collection of bronze age gold artefacts that has been described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe – in the latest high-profile smash-and-grab heist on the continent. The raid on Thursday morning of the 66 mostly gold objects
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Bronze age treasure stolen in ‘very well planned’ four-minute museum heist in Spain
Gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least €1.7m, is latest target of criminal raid Thieves in Spain have raided the Treasure of Villena – a stunning collection of bronze age gold artefacts that has been described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe – in the latest high-profile smash-and-grab heist on the continent. The raid on Thursday morning of the 66 mostly gold objects in the Span
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Thieves steal bronze age treasure in ‘very well planned’ four-minute museum heist in Spain
Gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least €1.7m, is latest target of criminal raid Thieves in Spain have raided the Treasure of Villena – a stunning collection of bronze age gold artefacts that has been described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe – in the latest high-profile smash-and-grab heist on the continent. The raid on Thursday morning of the 66 mostly gold objects in the Span
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Thieves steal bronze age treasure in ‘very well planned’ four-minute museum heist
Spanish gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least €1.7m, is latest target of criminal raid Thieves on Thursday morning raided the Treasure of Villena – a stunning collection of bronze age gold artefacts that has been described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe – in the latest high-profile smash-and-grab heist on the continent. The raid on the 66 mostly gold objects in the Spanish to
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Thieves steal bronze age Treasure of Villena in four-minute heist
Most of 50-piece Spanish gold collection worth at least €1.7m stolen in latest high-profile European raid Thieves have stolen the Treasure of Villena – one of the greatest bronze age gold collections – in the latest high-profile heist of a European museum, officials said. The early morning raid on the 50-plus mainly gold objects in the Spanish town of Villena on Thursday lasted just minutes. Continue reading...
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Thieves steal bronze age Treasure of Villena in four-minute heist
Most of 50-piece Spanish gold collection worth at least €1.7m stolen in latest high-profile European raid Thieves have stolen the Treasure of Villena – one of the greatest bronze age gold collections – in the latest high-profile heist of a European museum, officials said. The early morning raid on the 50-plus mainly gold objects in the Spanish town of Villena on Thursday lasted just minutes. Continue reading...
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