via Khmer Times and The Art Newspaper, 27 October 2021: Reporting on the recent developments from the Pandora Papers and how Cambodia is seeking to repatriate artefacts associated with Douglas Latchford.
Cambodian officials are calling on the Metropolitan Museum of Art to explain how it came to acquire dozens of Khmer Empire antiquities that they believe were looted from the country during war, citing new evidence.
As The New York Times reported on Monday, Cambodian officials are citing a former temple looter who has apparently admitted to taking numerous Khmer shrines from the 1970’s to the 1990’s.
The man referred to only as “Lion” has escorted Cambodian officials to remote sites where he and his gang reportedly stole artifacts that were later sold to brokers in Thailand.
See also:
- Museums face pressure to explain presence of Cambodian relics linked to disgraced dealer Douglas Latchford | The ArtNewspaper 27 Oct 2021
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art Is in Talks About Its Cambodian Relics | The Observer 26 Oct 2021
- Responding to Pressure From Cambodia, Met Museum Reviews Suspected Looted Artifacts | Hyperallergic 28 Oct 2021
- After Pandora Papers, Met officials contacted U.S. attorneys about relics Cambodia says were stolen | The Washington Post 25 Oct 2021
