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> But other items that were stolen were not nearly of the same caliber: a nondescript Chinese metal vase; a fairly ordinary bronze eagle from atop a flagpole; a
by owlninja 3y ago
> But other items that were stolen were not nearly of the same caliber: a nondescript Chinese metal vase; a fairly ordinary bronze eagle from atop a flagpole; and five minor sketches by Degas. The thieves walked past paintings and jade figurines worth millions, including a drawing by Michelangelo, yet they spent some of their 81 minutes inside fussing to free the vase from a tricky locking mechanism.
Would love to find this out. Were the more expensive pieces under increased security?
- mikebonnell 3y agoNo, they weren't under extra security. The thieves seemed to not understand or not care about the value of what they stole versus what they left behind.
- eschneider 3y agoThe Degas sketches were very nice and extremely accessible. I mean, I'd have left with them. They're the sort of things you could hang around the house and enjoy and folks wouldn't immediately finger you for an art heist. Perfect, really.
- bombcar 3y agoThat may indicate it was more of a crime of happenstance which are the hardest to track down, because there's no planning, no trail, and with two people there might not even be anyone left alive.
- sandspar 3y agoI like the explanation that the thieves were time travelers from the future, and they knew that these specific items - and no others - were the difference between future victory and defeat.
- jjtheblunt 3y agosomeone just watched the recent Indiana Jones movie...