"U.S. Attorney Facilitates Return of 16 Looted Ancient Treasures to Cambodia and Thailand"
TL;DR
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the Metropolitan Museum of Art have reached an agreement to return 13 Khmer antiquities to Cambodia. The pieces, linked to the illicit trafficking network of collector and dealer Douglas Latchford, are being voluntarily returned by the Met. The U.S. Attorney's Office and Homeland Security Investigations have been actively investigating and repatriating stolen Cambodian antiquities since 2012. The statues being returned include a 10th-century goddess sandstone statue from the Koh Ker archaeological site and a 7th-century head of Buddha.
Topics:nationart-and-culture#antiquities#art-and-culture#cambodia#illicit-trafficking#metropolitan-museum-of-art#repatriation
- U.S. Attorney Announces Return Of Collection Of Antiquities From The Metropolitan Museum Of Art To Cambodia Department of Justice
- Metropolitan Museum of Art to return 16 looted sculptures to Cambodia and Thailand New York Post
- The Met Will Return 16 Ancient Treasures Tied to Looting The New York Times
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