Mahalaxmi Ramanathan
Mahalaxmi Ramanathan

@MahalaxmiRaman

3 تغريدة May 21, 2024
#Thailand welcomes the return of trafficked antiquities from #NewYork's
The objects -- a tall bronze figure called the “#StandingShiva” or the “Golden Boy” and a smaller sculpture called “#KneelingFemale” -- are thought to be around 1,000 years old.
#Bangkok
2⃣ #BANGKOK #Thailand’s National Museum hosted a welcome-home ceremony Tuesday for two ancient statues that were illegally trafficked from #Thailand by a #British collector of Antiquities and were returned from the collection of #NewYork’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
3⃣This most recent repatriation of artwork comes as many museums in the #US and #Europe reckon with collections that contain objects looted from #Asia, #Africa and other places during centuries of colonialism or in times of upheaval.

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