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The US agrees to return 2 Thai relics that were illegally obtained and held in the San Francisco Asian Art Museum INSIDER 2/11/2021 mhall@businessinsider.com (Madison Hall) © Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Facade of the Asian Art Museum in the Civic Center neighborhood of San Francisco, California, Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Two lintels from ancient Thai religious temples will be returned to Thailand. A Thai official discovered the lintels while visiting the San Francisco Asian Art Museum. After seeing the lintels, he asked for the US to return the relics, sparking a three-year investigation. Two Thai artifacts held at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco will be returned to Thailand after Thai officials discovered the pieces had been stolen from the country, according to the Department of Justice.

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