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Object Type(s): Religious artifact, Sculpture, Statue
Object Material(s): bronze, metal, silver
Provenience Nation: 2 or more provenience nations
Provenience Location: Cambodia and Thailand
Year Removed from Findspot: 1970 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 2023
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Returned to Cambodia and Thailand
Nation: 2 or more respondent nations
Location:
Start Year: 1983
End Year: 2023
Circumstance of Acquisition: Starting from 1983, Douglas A.J. Latchford gave or sold these artifacts to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Nation: United States
Location: New York
Start Year: 1970 (approximate)
End Year: 1983
Circumstance of Acquisition: Allegedly looted from Cambodia during the 1970s
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Location:

16 Khmer-Era Artifacts


Description:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is in the process of returning 14 artifacts to Cambodia and 2 artifacts to Thailand. Among the artifacts are a 10th-century bronze Head of Avalokiteshvara, and a bronze figure with silver inlay, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2023 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved: 2023
Means of Resolution: Action by Complainant's Govt.

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

Respondent Name: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
Edited by Keli Fisher WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The Cambodian artifacts are currently on permanent public display at the National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. There is no specific information about where the two Thai objects are currently, but they are likely in cultural institutions near the place of origin.