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May 18, 2017Theft in the Pompeii excavations: a bronze boss dating back to the 6th century BC was taken away: it was exhibited in the exhibition 'Pompeii and the Greeks' inside the so-called Palestra Grande. The stud, an ornament for doors, was fixed on a wooden panel and covered only in front by a plexiglass panel. The theft would have occurred during the opening hours to the public. The carabinieri of the investigative unit of Torre Annunziata (Naples) are investigating.
It is a 7.3 cm diameter boss from the second half of the 6th-beginning of the 5th century BC from the National Archaeological Museum of Basilicata 'Dinu Adamesteanu' in Potenza, whose insurance value is 300 euros ". Superintendency of Pompeii.
"The boss - explained by the Superintendency - was, like the other three, screwed onto the display panel and covered by a transparent protective plate, therefore the removal of the piece must have required the time necessary to escape the controls. The building, moreover, is of day manned by Ales personnel and at night subjected to video surveillance, as well as being equipped with an alarm system. a personal point of view since it was an area in which I had directly conducted the excavation. " "The Archaeological Park Management is starting all investigations, including internal ones, to trace the causes of this disappearance.The exhibition - concludes the note - is currently closed to the public to allow scientific investigations and analyzes ".