2003 Ban Chiang Artifacts
2003 Ban Chiang Artifacts

Year of Object(s) Creation: 2000 B.C.
Estimated Value ($USD): 100000
Object Type(s):
Object Material(s): ceramic, plaster, stone
Provenience Nation: Thailand
Provenience Location: BanChiang
Year Removed from Findspot: 1979

Provenance
Start Year:
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Alleged looting
Nation: Thailand
Location: Ban Chiang
Start Year: 1979
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Sale
Nation: United States
Location: California

Thai Ban Chiang Artifacts


Description:
Ban Chiang Artifacts

Case Status: Some objects relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2003
Year Claim Resolved: 2008
Means of Resolution: Sua sponte donation

Complainant Name: United States
Complainant Nation: United States
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Robert Olson and Jonathan Markell
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/arts/design/17fink.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/arts/31museum.html; http://traffickingculture.org/case_note/south-california-museum-raids-2008/; https://chasingaphrodite.com/tag/ban-chiang/