ANTIQUE STOLEN
ORNAMENT WORTH £20,000 « THEFT FROM SWEDISH MUSEUM (Received December 20, 5.5 p.m.) STOCKHOLM, Dec. 2S Sweden's most precious antique, the Vadstena Braktea, a golden ornament dating from the year 400, has been stolen from the Royal Historical Museum. It is valued at £20,000. The ornament was dug up in 1587 at Vadstena, where St. Brigitta founded a convent. It is unique because it is the only ornament of its kind with an inscription in the runic alphabet. It was removed daring the night from the museum's safe, which was not damaged.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23233, 30 December 1938, Page 9
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93ANTIQUE STOLEN New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23233, 30 December 1938, Page 9
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