Year of Object(s) Creation: 700 C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Casting, Religious artifact, Sculpture, Statue
Object Material(s): bronze, gold
Provenience Nation: Sri Lanka
Provenience Location: Eastern Province of Ceylon; Anuradhapura Kingdom
Year Removed from Findspot: 1830 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 1830
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Gift from former British Governor of Ceylon
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: British Museum

Statue Of Sri Lankan Deity Tara


Description:
gold-plated bronze statue of Sri Lankan deity Tara made using the lost wax process

Case Status: Unresolved
Year Claim Initiated: 1937 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved:
Means of Resolution:

Complainant Name: Government of Sri Lanka
Complainant Nation: Sri Lanka
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: British Museum
Respondent Nation: United Kingdom
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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Edited by Janice Kim