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

The agreement between the two countries states that the Shiva Nataraja sculpture, belonging to the Chola period from the 10th ...

The US will return three ancient Indian bronze sculptures, illegally removed from temples, to India. The Smithsonian's ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art announced plans to return three historic South Indian bronze sculptures to the ...

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

The return comes as the museum began a systematic review of its South Asia collection, examining ownership records and transaction histories.

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 artworks include a 12th-century “Somaskanda,” which depicts Shiva with his wife, a 16th-century sculpture titled “Saint Sundarar With Paravai,” and a bronze “Shiva Nataraja,” a dancing form of ...

The artefacts include 12th-century Somaskanda, 16th-century Saint Sundarar with Paravai, and 10th-century Shiva Nataraja.

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

Museums, dealers, galleries and collectors abroad used the Indian government’s previous slow pace and lack of records to ...