The Treasure of Villena, a unique Bronze Age trove, was stolen from a Spanish museum on Thursday in a rapid, four-minute long heist.
The stolen treasure is a collection of gold bowls, bottles, bracelets, and other pieces dating back to 1000B.C. The ancient objects, widely described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe, were housed at the Villena Museum, located in the eponymous Valencian town of Villena.
Outside of their historic value, the gold pieces are estimated to have a value of about 1.7 million euros.
The rare, over three thousand years-old pieces were stolen by a group of three hooded individuals, who broke into the museum…
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