[MSN] Insider theft. Special team sent out to Usak museum following theft of "Winged Sea-Horse"

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Special team sent out to Usak museum following theft of "Winged Sea-Horse"
June 6, 2006

Following revelations that the main piece from the permanent "Treasures of
Croesus" exhibit at the Usak Archeological Museum had been replaced by a
fake and stolen from museum grounds, the Cultural Resources and Museum
Directorate has sent a 6 person team has been sent to inspect the Usak
museum. 

The team, composed of archeologists, inspectors, and museum experts, will be
examining the remaining pieces in the "Treasures of Croesus" exhibit, as
well as ordering and assessing their value. The discovery earlier this year
that the central "Winged Sea-Horse Brooch" piece was a fake was the spark
which led to an investigation that wound up in the arrest of 9 people,
including the director of the Usak Archeological Museum. 

http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/e