Louvre Museum finds precious armor

The helmet and armor were made in Milan (Italy) between 1560 and 1580 and were donated to the Louvre Museum by the Rothschild family in 1922.

They mysteriously disappeared from the museum on May 31, 1983. Mr. Philippe Malgouyres, curator of artistic heritage at the Louvre Museum, said: These are valuable weapons, crafted with skillful techniques. In the 16th century, weapons were considered very luxurious works of art. People considered armor as a decoration.

A museum management announcement said an expert on ancient weapons reported the artifact to the police after he was invited to a family in the city of Bordeaux in January 2021 to advise on inheritance rights.

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