Tamil Nadu Bronze Gnesha Statue
Tamil Nadu Bronze Gnesha Statue

Year of Object(s) Creation: 10th century
Estimated Value ($USD): 245000
Object Type(s):
Object Material(s): metal
Provenience Nation: India
Provenience Location: TamilNaduTemple
Year Removed from Findspot: 2006

Provenance

Start Year: 2006
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Alleged looting
Nation: India
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple

Start Year: 2006
End Year: 2014
Circumstance of Acquisition: Sale
Nation: United States
Location: The Toledo Museum of Art (Ohio)

Indian Tamil Nadu Bronze Gnesha Statue


Description:
Bronze Ganesha Statue

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2011
Year Claim Resolved: 2014
Means of Resolution: Sua sponte donation

Complainant Name: India
Complainant Nation: India
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: The Toledo Museum of Art
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
Sources:
http://www.toledomuseum.org/collection/provenance-and-tma/repatriation/kapoor-acquisitions/; http://news.artnet.com/in-brief/toledo-museum-of-art-returns-stolen-statue-to-india-1342