Year of Object(s) Creation: 950 C.E.
Estimated Value ($USD): 2,500,000
Object Type(s): Statue
Object Material(s): stone
Provenience Nation: Cambodia
Provenience Location: Prasat Chen Temple in Koh Ker
Year Removed from Findspot: 1972 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 2013
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: New York Southern District Court rules in favor of the Cambodian government, and the Claimants agree to return the statue to Cambodia
Nation: Cambodia
Location:
Start Year: 2011
End Year: 2013
Circumstance of Acquisition: Consigned to Sotheby's by Ruspoli Di Poggia Suasa's wife 10 years after his death
Nation: United States
Location: Sotheby's Auction House in New York City, New York
Start Year: 1975
End Year: 2010
Circumstance of Acquisition: Bought via a British auction house
Nation: Belgium
Location: In possession of Belgian businessman, Mr. Ruspoli Di Poggia Suasa
Start Year: 1972
End Year: 1975
Circumstance of Acquisition: Allegedly removed from the Prasat Chen Temple, then transferred ownership
Nation: Thailand
Location: A dealer in Bangkok, then a well-known collector of Kmer antiquities

10th Century Cambodian Khmer Statue Of Duryodhana


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2011
Year Claim Resolved: 2013
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

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

Respondent Name: Sotheby's Auction House
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Edited by Arianne Ohara Verified by Keli Fisher