Year of Object(s) Creation: 1500 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Food/Drink Container, Mold, Tool
Object Material(s): ceramic, gold, metal, sandstone, stone
Provenience Nation: Thailand
Provenience Location: Ban Chiang archaeological site, northern Thailand
Year Removed from Findspot: 1970 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 2014
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Given to Thailand by U.S. government
Nation: Thailand
Location: Thailand’s National Museum, Bangkok
Start Year: 2008
End Year: 2014
Circumstance of Acquisition: Forfeited by Bowers Museum to U.S. Law Enforcement
Nation: United States
Location: US Government (unknown location)
Start Year:
End Year: 2008
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: United States
Location: Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA

554 Ancient Thai Antiquities


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2008
Year Claim Resolved: 2014
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

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

Respondent Name: Bowers Museum
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor: Eliza Rodi