The British Museum has issued a plea to the public to assist in the recovery of ancient artifacts reported stolen or missing from its collection.

The museum accuses Peter Higgs, a former keeper of Greek and Roman antiquities, of stealing or damaging at least 1,800 artifacts and selling many on eBay.

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He recognized the pieces from the Townley collection of Graeco-Roman artifacts given to the British Museum in the early 19th century.

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Demands are growing for the return of artifacts looted or otherwise acquired during the period of the British Empire.

Officials said in August that around 2,000 artifacts had gone missing from the British Museum, and were believed to be stolen.

The British Museum has solicited the public’s help in finding up to 2,000 artifacts that had been stolen over several years.

An antiquities dealer was reportedly rebuffed by the British Museum in 2021 after he warned the British Museum that artifacts were stolen.