List of missing treasures
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This is an incomplete list of notable
treasures that are currently lost or missing. Note that the existence of some of these treasures is mythical or disputed.
Menorah from the Temple in Jerusalem depicted on a frieze on the Arch of Titus in Rome The Menorah from the Second Temple in Jerusalem was
looted by the Romans in 70 AD and put on view in the
Temple of Peace in
Rome. The temple burned down in 191 after which the fate of the Menorah is uncertain. If it survived the fire, it could have been brought to
Carthage by the
Vandals after their
Sack of Rome in 455, as mentioned by
Procopius in the 6th century.
— After
sacking Rome in 410, the
Visigoths fled to southern Italy, in
Calabria. There their king,
Alaric suddenly died from illness and was buried with his treasure in an unknown river, often reported to be the
Busento.
— A large quantity of silver coinage, allegedly buried near
Mosfellsbær, Iceland, when Egill was in his eighties.
— Cast in 1484 by order of King
Dhammazedi of
Hanthawaddy Pegu in modern day
Myanmar, it is believed to be the largest bell ever cast. It hung in the
Shwedagon Pagoda until 1608, when it was removed by Portuguese mercenary, and governor of
Syriam (now Thanlyin)
Philipe de Brito to be melted into cannons. It was rolled downhill to the
Pazundaung Creek, loaded onto a raft, and hauled by elephants to the confluence of the
Bago River and the
Yangon River, where it was fastened to de Brito's flagship. It sank on its way across the river to Syriam, dragging de Brito's ship with it. Shifting river currents, several shipwrecks, and poor visibility in the muddy river has made locating the bell difficult, and it remains lost, despite several searches in modern times.
[4][5]
Portrait of Amaro Pargo located on the canvas of the "Christ of Humility and Patience" of the Shrine of Our Lady of El Rosario in Machado (
Tenerife). The treasure would be composed of "carved silver, gold jewellery, pearls and stones of value, Chinese porcelain, rich fabrics, paintings and perhaps 500,000 pesos".
[8] The stories about this treasure are varied, some place it in the environment of the
Roques de Anaga, while others place it in the zone of
Punta del Hidalgo and the cave of San Mateo, northeast of
Tenerife in the
Canary Islands.
Sceptre of Dagobert Confirmed 1795
Sceptre of Dagobert.
[9] Originally part of the French Regalia, sometimes considered its oldest part, dating from the 7th century, it was stored in the treasure of the
Basilica of Saint-Denis (also known as Basilique royale de Saint-Denis) until 1795, when it disappeared, probably stolen.
— A possible treasure trove located in a large hole on an island off the coast of
Nova Scotia, Canada.
[10][11]— Gold, silver and jewellery stolen from the Spanish in 1820. The treasure is thought to be buried on
Cocos Island in
Costa Rica and it is estimated to be worth £160 million.
[13]
Copy of the diamond Lost yellow diamond with Indian origin.
The Alexander III Commemorative egg
Dutch Schultz's treasure Legend 1935
Fearing imminent incarceration, notorious
Depression-era gangster
Dutch Schultz was said to have buried $7 million in cash and bonds somewhere in the
Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. He was gunned down shortly thereafter together with his associates, and as they did not disclose the location of the stash to anyone, the exact burial spot remains unknown. Treasure hunters still dig around for the loot to this day, although its existence has never been confirmed outside of gang lore.
[19][20]
— Gold, platinum, and diamonds worth more than $5 billion. Lost when the Japanese ship
Awa Maru was torpedoed by the
USS Queenfish and sank in April 1945.
[26]— A train laden with gold and other treasures hidden by the Nazi Germans in a tunnel near
Wałbrzych in
Lower Silesia, Poland.
— The Honjō Masamune, a legendary
samurai sword, created by the master swordmaker
Gorō Masamune between 1288 and 1328 AD. The sword was passed down over the centuries from
Shōgun to Shōgun, and is considered a priceless Japanese cultural artifact. Lost during the
U.S. occupation of Japan.
The Patiala Necklace Made by the
House of Cartier in 1928 for
Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, then
Maharaja of
Patiala. A necklace containing 2,930 diamonds including the world's seventh largest diamond, the 428 carat "De Beers", the Patiala Necklace vanished from the Royal Treasury of Patiala around 1948. Some diamonds were later recovered.
— Emerald-studded gold cross, discovered in a shipwreck in 1955 and stolen from a museum in
Bermuda sometime prior to 1975, when it was discovered to have been replaced with a fake.
[27]— Gold bullion, diamonds, and cash valued at £26 million (worth approximately £79 million in 2015)
— Diamonds, gold and other jewels worth $189 million. Dubbed the "heist of the century".
[30]— 43 items of jewellery, stolen in London on 6 August 2009. Valued at nearly £40 million.
[31]— Around 80 objects were stolen from the Museum of Civilisations in
Abidjan, including gold pendants, necklaces, masks, sculptures and religious artifacts worth an estimated $6 million.
[32][33]—
Safe deposit facility burgled in London, total stolen could have been up to £200 million.
— Diamond jewellery sets, a sword with a diamond-encrusted handle, several shoe buckles and buttons made of diamonds, and parts of a diamond necklace belonging to
Queen Amalie Auguste from 1824. Valued at nearly €1 billion.
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Sceptre of Dagobert.[9] Originally part of the French Regalia, sometimes considered its oldest part, dating from the 7th century, it was stored in the treasure of the Basilica of Saint-Denis (also known as Basilique royale de Saint-Denis) until 1795, when it disappeared, probably stolen.
Fearing imminent incarceration, notorious Depression-era gangster Dutch Schultz was said to have buried $7 million in cash and bonds somewhere in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. He was gunned down shortly thereafter together with his associates, and as they did not disclose the location of the stash to anyone, the exact burial spot remains unknown. Treasure hunters still dig around for the loot to this day, although its existence has never been confirmed outside of gang lore.[19][20]
Ceremonial sword presented to Benito Mussolini in 1937 from Berber collaborators in Italian Libya.[22] Disappeared in July 1943, after his summer residence was destroyed by the Italian Resistance.[23]_presented_at_Paleozoological_Museum_of_China.jpg)
