SOAS statue: school denies it was smuggled, but provenance has not yet been established

via The Nation, 16 June 2018: SOAS denies that the donated statue was smuggled but critics point out that the provenance of the statue is lacking, or at least has not yet been established (see other links at the end of this post).

London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has denied claims the prestigious institution possesses a 13th-century sculpture likely smuggled from Thailand

Source: Thai Buddha statue not smuggled: SOAS – The Nation

See also:

• SOAS Administration’s Misunderstanding of Museum Standards | SOAS Watch, 16 June 2018
• Thai envoy probing ‘smuggled statue’ in London | The Nation, 14 June 2018