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British Museum Takes Former Curator to Court Over 18,000 Missing Artifacts

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Lawyers alleged that Higgs “abused his position of trust” by manipulating records to lift hundreds of ancient antiquities.

Edith Olmsted

Breaking News Intern

Published Mar. 27 2024 2:27PM EDT

An aerial view of the British Museum on September 21 2008 in London, England. — Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Edith Olmsted

Edith Olmsted

Breaking News Intern

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