According to People, two crowns and an orb – the 17th-century funeral regalia of King Karl IX and his wife Queen Kristina – were stolen from a glass case at a cathedral in Strängnäs.
The jewels are decorated with gold, precious stones and pearls, marking “an enormous loss in cultural value and economic value,” Catharina Fröjd, a spokeswoman at Strängnäs cathedral, told a news outlet.
As the hunt continued late Tuesday, police spokesman Thomas Agnevik said, “It’s 1-0 to them right now, but we do not know what it looks like tomorrow.
“What usually happens with this type of object is that they are recovered sooner or later because there are very few people who are prepared to handle such items.”
