Louvre heist and the colonial past of gems | DW News

The eight objects stolen from the Louvre are packed with precious gems. We know where the jewelry pieces themselves are from, but what about the gems themselves? Dr. Emiline Smith, criminologist and researcher of the repatriation of cultural and natural resources, suspects the stones and pearls in the pieces stolen from the Louvre come from Europe's colonial territories.

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Post from DW News on October 23, 2025

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