He Discovered Massive Thefts At the British Museum

From his home office on a Danish island, he used his uncanny memory to uncover the pilfering of over 1,000 ancient gems and artifacts

- By CHRIS KORNELIS

Ittai Dan Gradel working at his home in Denmark in 2023. Above, among the gems he returned to the British Museum in 2023 was an ancient intaglio with the head of Omphale carved with the playful cast of Hercules.