More precisely, the intruder took a thumb — from a $4.5 million terracotta warrior that’s part of an acclaimed exhibit on loan from China at The Franklin Institute.

(CNN) --Chinese authorities are livid over the theft of a thumb from a 2,000-year-old terracotta warrior on loan to a US museum, calling for the perpetrator to be "severely" punished. The ancient ...

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Federal authorities say a guest at a Philadelphia museum’s Ugly Sweater Party in December slipped into a closed exhibit and snipped off part of a sculpture. More precisely ...

The statue dates back to 209 B.C. and is worth $4.5 million. It is one of 10 terracotta warriors on loan to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

Chinese authorities are livid over the theft of a thumb from a 2,000-year-old terracotta warrior on loan to a US museum, calling for the perpetrator to be “severely” punished. The ancient ...

The fascination attracts hordes of visitors wherever the terracotta figures have traveled. The National Geographic Museum in Washington had a record-setting 280,000 people at its four-month ...

A man in a terracotta warrior costume hangs out with visitors during a media preview of their new exhibit on display at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA, on Friday, May 23, 2025.

Chinese authorities are livid over the theft of a thumb from a 2,000-year-old terracotta warrior on loan to a US museum, calling for the perpetrator to be “severely” punished.