In the latest development, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has announced that it will return 15 Indian sculptures that were found to have been trafficked. The museum released a statement indicating that all the works were sold by Subhash Kapoor, a convicted Indian-American antiquities smuggler arrested by Interpol in Germany in 2011 and imprisoned in India.
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Metropolitan Museum Of Art To Return 15 Indian Sculptures
The artefacts in question include West Bengal's Yakshi Terracotta and Madhya Pradesh's sandstone Celestial Dancer
OT Staff
10 April 2023
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Photo Credit Official Website/Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Photo Credit Official Website/Metropolitan Museum of Art
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