Stefanie Dazio
Stephanie M. Hinds, acting United States Attorney Northern District of California, speaks during a ceremony to return two stolen hand-carved sandstone lintels dating back to the 9th and 10th centuries to the Thai government Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Los Angeles. The 1,500-pound (680-kilogram) antiquities had been stolen and exported from Thailand â a violation of Thai law â a half-century ago, authorities said, and donated to the city of San Francisco. They had been exhibited at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
May 25, 2021 - 5:26 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) â Two stolen hand-carved religious artifacts, sandstone lintels dating back to the 9th and 10th centuries, were returned to the Thai government on Tuesday in a ceremony more than 50 years overdue.