Year of Object(s) Creation: 900 (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 250,000
Object Type(s): Relief, Religious artifact
Object Material(s): stone
Provenience Nation: India
Provenience Location: Temple in Tengpora, Pulwana, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2015
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Repatriation
Nation: India
Location: India
Start Year: 2000
End Year: 2015
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purchase
Nation: Germany
Location: Linden Museum, Germany
Start Year: 1990
End Year: 2000
Circumstance of Acquisition: Theft
Nation:
Location:
Start Year:
End Year: 1990
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: India
Location: Temple in Tengpora, Pulwana

Indian Durga Idol


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2014
Year Claim Resolved: 2015
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.

Complainant Name: Archaeological Society of India
Complainant Nation: India
Complainant Nation Economy:
Complainant Type: Public: Institution

Respondent Name: Linden Museum, Germany
Respondent Nation: Germany
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
The University of Geneva's ArThemis project (reference in URL above) offers in-depth documentation and discussion of this dispute. Edited by Tali Maximon