Cambodia celebrates the return of its Khmer deities
The wave of Khmer art restitutions in the 2020s dwarfed all those that went before. A multinational team of Cambodian ...
The Art Institute of Chicago Returned a Sculpture to Nepal But Obscured Its Connection to a Wealthy Donor
The famed museum recently returned a 12th-century Buddha sculpture that it says was stolen from the Kathmandu Valley. However ...
US attorney shares details of recovered looted Cambodian antiquities
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office (DA) has released details of the history of two looted artefacts that were returned ...
The Art Newspaper4d
US authorities return two Khmer artefacts to Cambodia
The two statues were seized during investigations into international smuggling networks including that of notorious ...
The Phnom Penh Post4d
US attorney shares details of recovered looted antiquities
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office (DA) has released details of the history of two looted artefacts that were returned ...
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Admire the legendary Cham masterpieces at Da Nang’s sculpture museum
Discover the enchanting beauty of Champa religious art through three unique sculptures recognized as Vietnam’s National ...
The Japan News9d
Torso of a Buddha Statue Found at Cambodian Temple Complex
Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso ...
Smithsonian Magazine12d
Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
The two pieces of the 800-year-old sculpture were discovered roughly 160 feet away from each other at the Ta Prohm Temple in ...
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This Midwest Town Has A Stunning Cambodian Temple That Looks Airlifted Over From Southeast Asia
Watt Munisotaram in Hampton, Minnesota, offers a cultural escape with intricate architecture, serene gardens, and vibrant festivals.
Artnet18d
Cambodian Archaeologists Reunite a Sculpture Head and Torso After 100 Years
The left hand is brought across the chest in a gesture that researchers have called “uncommon” in period Khmer art. The Buddha head, which was found in 1927 at a time when Cambodia was a ...
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From a Lost Titian to Minimalist Masterpieces—The Many Showstoppers at TEFAF Maastricht
Renowned for presenting 7,000 years of art history under one roof ... embodied in Danh Vo’s Untitled (2024), a mixed-media sculpture that seamlessly bridges antiquity and modernity.
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Missing torso of Buddha statue found at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex
“It was a big surprise when we unearthed this sculpture because all we’d ... chest — “an uncommon representation in Khmer (Cambodian) art.” The statue’s presumed head was discovered ...