Antiquities dealer who exposed British Museum thefts dies aged 61
Corroborated by 2 sources from 2 publishers
ukhealth5h ago
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to bbc.com, antiquities dealer who exposed British Museum thefts dies aged 61 Dr Ittai Gradel, the academic turned antiquities dealer who exposed the theft of many hundreds of artefacts from the British Museum, has died of cancer, aged 61.
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mk2pr39k7o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
10h ago
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mk2pr39k7o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
10h ago
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mk2pr39k7o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
10h ago
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/apr/28/antiquities-dealer-ittai-gradel-exposed-thefts-british-museum-dies-aged-61
4h ago