via various sources: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has facilitated the repatriation of 33 stolen Khmer antiquities, dating back to the 10th and 12th centuries, to Cambodia from the family of the late George Lindemann.
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the return of 33 Khmer antiquities to the Kingdom of Cambodia, pursuant to an agreement between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the family of the late George Lindemann. The collection includes statues dating to the 10th and 12th centuries that were originally looted from religious and archeological sites in Cambodia. The antiquities were turned over to Cambodia on September 11, 2023, and a ceremony celebrating their repatriation will be held in Cambodia at a later date. The Lindemann family has voluntarily agreed to return the antiquities.[1]
The antiquities returned to Cambodia include a monumental 10th century statue of Dhrishtadyumna, stolen from Prasat Chen in Koh Ker, the ancient capital of the Khmer kingdom; statues stolen from Prasat Krachap in Koh Ker, including a 10th century sculpture depicting Ardhanarishvara (half-male, half-female deity) and a 10th century Anantashayana Vishnu (reclining Vishnu with Lakshmi); as well as six heads of devas (angels) and asuras (demons) removed from the gates to Angkor Thom in the Angkor Wat complex; and a kneeling figure from Banteay Srei, a 10th century temple in Angkor Wat
See also:
- New York Times | 12 Sep 2023
- Lindemann family returns 33 long-sought ancient statues to Cambodia | ICIJ, 12 Sep 2023
- Billionaire US Collectors To Return Ancient Artefacts To Cambodia | AFP, Barron’s, 13 Sep 2023
- US authorities return 33 looted antiquities to Cambodia | The Art Newspaper, 13 Sep 2023
- U.S. Returns Significant Collection Of Antiquities To Cambodia | ArtDependence, 13 Sep 2023
- The Family of Billionaire Collector George Lindemann Has Returned $20 Million Worth of Looted Antiquities to Cambodia | ArtNet News, 13 Sep 2023
- US collectors to return looted artefacts to Cambodia | Bangkok Post, 13 Sep 2023
- U.S. Attorney announces return of significant collection of antiquities to Cambodia | Khmer Times, 13 Sep 2023
- Family of late billionaire agrees to return 33 stolen artifacts to Cambodia | USA Today, 13 Sep 2023
- Famed US collector family return artefacts to Cambodia | Phnom Penh Post, 13 Sep 2023
- US Lindemann family to return 33 looted artifacts to Cambodia | Reuters/Daily Sabah, 14 Sep 2023
- George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia | The Collector, 14 Sep 2023
- Lindemann Family Returns $20M Worth of Looted Cambodian Artifacts | Hyperallergic, 15 Sep 2023
- Family of late American billionaire voluntarily agrees to return looted artifacts to Cambodia | Yahoo News, 15 Sep 2023
