Art of the Heist S02 E06 On the Trail of Moche Gold

"Inside the art world's biggest thefts"

In 1988 a glittering golden headdress was looted from an ancient tomb in the desert of northern Peru – and disappeared. The octopus headdress with eight Medusa like tentacles belonged to one of the Moche lords a sophisticated culture that pre dated the Incas by 1000 years.