Met museum is returning looted ancient art to Cambodia and Thailand

Photo caption: Head of Buddha from the seventh century. U.S. Department of Justice. Article by Mandalit del Barco. NPR – December 15, 2023.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art says it will return 16 ancient artifacts back to Cambodia and Thailand. The works, mostly sculptures, had been looted from those countries years ago during decades of civil war and unrest. Among the works are a large […]

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