Smithsonian museum to return three bronze sculptures illegally removed from Indian temples - Internal investigation found the ...

WASHINGTON, DC- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced that it will return three historic South Indian ...

One Sculpture Is to Remain on Long-Term Loan, Enabling the Museum To Share Its Complete History With the Public ...

The sculptures of Hindu gods and their followers were stolen from Tamil temples and smuggled out of India in the mid-20th ...

The sculptures are ‘Shiva Nataraja’ belonging to the Chola period, circa 990; ‘Somaskanda’ of the Chola period, 12th century; and ‘Saint Sundarar with Paravai' of the Vijayanagar period, 16th century.

The sculptures include Shiva Nataraja (Chola period, circa 990), Somaskanda (Chola period, 12th century), and Saint Sundarar ...

The US will repatriate three rare South Indian bronze idols, including a Chola-era Shiva Nataraja, after museum research ...

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art has announced it will repatriate three bronze sculptures to India after internal research established they were illegally removed from temples in Tamil ...

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art has announced that it's returning three stolen bronze sculptures to India. The move came after rigorous provenance research showed that sculptures were ...

Washington: The United States is set to return three historic South Indian bronze sculptures to India after rigorous ...

The US is set to return three ancient bronze sculptures, illegally removed from Indian temples, back to the Government of India.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art is returning to the Indian government three bronzes after research indicated that the objects were removed from their original sites illegally.