Year of Object(s) Creation:
Estimated Value ($USD): 15,000,000
Object Type(s): Religious artifact, Statue
Object Material(s): bronze, metal
Provenience Nation: India
Provenience Location:
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2021
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Repatriated to the Government of India
Nation: India
Location:
Start Year: 2011
End Year: 2021
Circumstance of Acquisition: Between 2011 and 2020, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and US Homeland Security Investigations recover the allegedly trafficked artifacts
Nation: United States
Location: Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Start Year: 1960 (approximate)
End Year: 2021
Circumstance of Acquisition: Alleged looting began in the 1960s
Nation: United States
Location:

248 Indian Antiquities


Description:
The assemblage of artifacts was recovered from 5 criminal investigations conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney and returned to India. Among the items include a 12th-century bronze Shiva Nataraja, a bronze Nandikesvara, and a bronze Kankalamurti.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2011
Year Claim Resolved: 2021
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.

Complainant Name: Government of India
Complainant Nation: India
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Subhash Kapoor, Richard Salmon, Neil Perry Smith, Selina Mohamed, Aaron Freedman, Sushma Sareen
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Edited by Keli Fisher