ANTIQUE STOLEN
VALUED AT £20,000 Trl r >gh;» (Received Dec. 29. 3.15 p.m.) STOCKHOLM, Dec. 28 Sweden’s most precious antique Vadstena Braktea. a golden ornament dating back to 400 A.D.. has been stolen from the Royal Historical Museum. It is valued at £20.000. It was dug up in 1587 at Vadstena where St. Brigilta 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 overnight from the museum's safe, which was undamaged.
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Waikato Times, Volume 123, Issue 20691, 29 December 1938, Page 8
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