New York officials have returned 30 cultural artifacts to Cambodia, including a 10th-century Khmer sculptural 'masterpiece,' after the items were illegally sold to private collectors and a US museum.
New York officials have returned 30 cultural artifacts to Cambodia, including a 10th-century Khmer sculptural"masterpiece," after the items were illegally sold to private collectors and a US museum.periods of civil conflict
On Monday, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York hosted a repatriation ceremony for the works, with Cambodia's ambassador to the US, Keo Chhea, in attendance.Credit:"These statues and artifacts, which range in age from the bronze age to the 12th century, are of extraordinary cultural value to the Cambodian people and we are delighted to be sending them home today," said prosecutor Damian Williams during a press conference.
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