500-year-old bronze statue of Hindu saint Tirumankai Alvar, stolen from Tamil Nadu temple, to be returned by Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum to India.
Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum will return a 500-year-old stolen bronze statue of Hindu saint Tirumankai Alvar to India, after an independent researcher discovered its origins. Acquired in 1967, the statue is believed to have been taken from a temple in Tamil Nadu. The repatriation follows a global trend of foreign governments and Indigenous peoples reclaiming antiquities with questionable provenance.
June 13, 2024
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