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Bristol City Council confirmed that the stolen collection spans medals, badges, pins, jewellery, carved ivory, silverware, bronze figures and geological samples. Philip Walker, the council's head of culture and creative industries, said the objects reflect more than two centuries of Britain's connections with countries incorporated into its empire. The collection is of cultural significance to many countries and provides an invaluable record and insight into the lives of those involved in and affected by the British Empire, Walker said.