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Case

The Theft of the Cellini Salt Cellar

Benvenuto Cellini's golden Saliera — the only surviving gold sculpture by the Renaissance master — was stolen from Vienna in 2003 and recovered three years later, buried in a lead box in an Austrian forest.

Artwork

The Cellini Salt Cellar (Saliera)

The only surviving gold sculpture by Cellini — the 'Mona Lisa of sculpture' — stolen from Vienna in 2003 and recovered from a forest three years later.

Museum

Kunsthistorisches Museum

Vienna's imperial art museum, from which Cellini's priceless golden Saliera was stolen in 2003.