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Visitors walk outside the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London

Video. British Museum sacks staff member over missing and stolen items

Updated: 17/08/2023 - 10:43 GMT+2

The museum says the pieces include "gold jewellery and gems of semi-precious stones and glass dating from the 15th Century BC to the 19th Century AD".

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