Cambodian Pongpat Trove Antiquities
Description:
Cambodian Antiquities found in Pongpat trove
Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1999
Year Claim Resolved: 2015
Means of Resolution: Sua sponte donation
Complainant Name: Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts
Complainant Nation: Cambodia
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government
Respondent Name: Fine Arts Department
Respondent Nation: Thailand
Respondent Nation Economy: In Transition
Respondent Type: Public: Government
Reference Links:
- http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/aec/30249049
- http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-seeks-access-thai-trove
- http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thailand-return-recovered-artefacts/
- http://www.worldhindunews.com/2015/01/22/39093/thais-to-return-looted-cambodian-antiquities/
- http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thailand-return-recovered-artefacts
- http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2015-07/13/content_36043956.htm
Files:
Editor's Notes:
- Some articles say the 16 repatriated came from the Pongpat Trove (found 2014), while others claim it came from a 1999 seizure from smugglers - not sure which is correct
- Cultural Property and Contested Ownership: The Trafficking of Artefacts and the Quest for Restitution, p. 36-37 has more information on the 1999 seizure
- Cultural Property and Contested Ownership: The Trafficking of Artefacts and the Quest for Restitution, p. 36-37 has more information on the 1999 seizure