US authorities return 30 antiquities recovered during trafficking investigations to Cambodia and Indonesia theartnewspaper.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theartnewspaper.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Looted precious treasures due to return to Kingdom phnompenhpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phnompenhpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
PHNOM PENH: US authorities have spearheaded another breakthrough in ongoing efforts to return looted Khmer artefacts home to the kingdom, with 27 more pieces, worth an estimated US$2.4 million, set to land in Cambodia in the near future.
Two notable masterpieces looted from the historic Peruvian church 12 years ago are finally returned to the country's authorities thanks to help from US authorities.
“A single piece stolen from any country is one too many,” said District Attorney Bragg. “The historical, artistic, and cultural values attached to the Durga Stele are immeasurable, and I am pleased it is being returned to the people of Nepal”