Thai archaeologist on mission to reclaim ancient Khmer sculpture from US
via Thai PBS, 05 July 2022: Feature on Thai archaeologist Tanongsak Hanwong and his attempts to repatriate a Khmer sculpture ...
Tag: looting
The act of looting or stealing during a disturbance is a form of cultural theft. Looted artifacts often become part of the antiquities trade in Southeast Asia. In some cases, artifacts whose provenance can be established are repatriated to their home countries.
British Museum to be inspected for ‘looted’ Cambodian artefacts
via The Telegraph, 02 July 2022: Both the British Museum and the V&A Museum are opening their collections for inspection ...
Over 600 artefacts returned to Cambodia since 1996
via Khmer Times, 29 June 2022: Cambodia's ongoing efforts to repatriate its looted antiquities.
Behind the ‘Largest Art Theft in History’: How Stolen Art Went to Top Museums
via Bloomberg, 29 June 2022: A great feature in Bloomberg on the stolen antiquities from Cambodia, facilitated by the late ...
Lush Lives: The Peregrinations of Borobudur Buddha Heads, Provenance, and the Moral Economy of Collecting
via the International Institute for Asian Studies Newsletter: An article by Marieke Bloembergen on the collection histories of Buddha heads ...
How South-East Asian art sold in Australia passed through the hands of a suspected smuggler
via ABC News, 11 June 2022: An expose on how looted antiquities from Thailand and Cambodia made their way to ...
Rare Sculptures Stolen From World Heritage Site in Myanmar
via The Irrawady, 21 April 2022: Reports of sculptures stolen from Bagan.
Everyone must help protect artifacts, senior official says
via Khmer Times, 20 April 2022: Remarks made on the occasion of World Heritage Day on Monday.
US returns ancient stone tools to Laos
via Vietnam Plus, 02 March 2022: A pair of smuggled stone tools returns to Laos.
Whose history, whose future? Creating a new legacy of shared maritime heritage
via New Mandala, 28 February 2022: Dr Natali Perason's take on the case of the HMAS Perth, a sunken Australian ...
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