The Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu was dated to be from the later Chola period based on several specific architectural designs and markings. It was entirely covered by a banyan tree, making it hard to ...

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...