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Lawyer and Art Recovery International CEO Christopher Marinello argued the at least four year delay in discovering the thefts may mean it is too late to recover the priceless artefacts.

The museum has launched an investigation to recover the absent objects, which include pieces of jewelry and semi-precious stones. 

Items including gold, jewellery and gems of semi-precious stones were among those missing from the museum, one of the UK's largest tourist attractions.

A member of staff at the British Museum has been sacked after jewellery and gems from its collection were found to be "missing, stolen or damaged&...

Police are now in a race against time to recover the missing gold jewellery and gemstones before they can be smuggled out of the country or destroyed

The famous public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture, which also has several ancient Indian artefacts on display including a gallery devoted to ‘India: Amravati’ sculptures, said it has launched an independent review of security after items from the collection were found to be missing, stolen or damaged earlier this year

Gold, jewellery and gems have been stolen piece by piece from the British Museum in what is believed to be an inside job that has been going on for years.

A hunt for stolen jewellery, gems and precious metals spanning 3,400 years of history is underway amid claims that detectives have some idea about their whereabouts.

The British Museum says it has launched an urgent investigation alongside the Metropolitan Police over artefacts thought to have been stolen as it reveals which pieces may have been taken

The British Museum has sacked a member of staff after items from its collection were reported "missing, stolen or damaged".