Police reveal first images of stolen St Fagan’s jewellery

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After ‘priceless’ Bronze Age jewellery was stolen from one of Wales’ favourite museums, police have finally revealed which items were stolen along with photos of the artefacts.

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00:00In October, priceless Bronze Age jewellery was stolen from one of Wales' favourite historic

00:05museums, and South Wales police have released images of those missing artefacts in the hope

00:10the public can help track them down.

00:12The pictures show items of Bronze Age jewellery, including armlets and ornaments, dating back

00:16more than 3,000 years.

00:18Each piece is a part of Wales' archaeological record, and was discovered at historic sites

00:22across Powys, Carmarthenshire and Gwynedd.

00:25The stolen artefacts include a hoard of four gold armlets from Llan Urthul in Powys, five

00:30gold items from Kap Elisav in Carmarthenshire, three from Heop in Powys, and a rare early

00:35Bronze Age gold lunula from Llan Llivni in Gwynedd.

00:39Detectives say they believe the theft, which took place just after midnight on October 6th,

00:43was pre-planned.

00:44Two men from Northampton have been charged with burglary and remain in custody.

00:48While those court proceedings continue, the main priority for officers is finding the

00:52stolen pieces themselves, releasing the images police say they hope the public might recognise

00:57the artefacts or have information about where they could be.

01:01Detective Inspector Bob Chambers said while these two men have been charged, our focus

01:04is still on locating these outstanding items so they can be returned for their rightful

01:08home.

01:09Amgiyad for Cymru's Chief Executive Jane Richardson said the museum is devastated by the theft,

01:14and thanked the public for their work, urging anyone with information to come forward.

01:18She said the artefacts are part of Wales' history, heritage and culture, and must be

01:22preserved for future generations.

01:25Experts say the greatest fear is that the items could be melted down for their gold value,

01:29destroying irreplaceable pieces of ancient craftsmanship.

01:32For now, police continue to appeal to the public, hoping that the images and awareness of their

01:37cultural importance will help bring these treasures of Wales' past back home.

01:41James P. Watkins, reporting for Local TV.

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