Year of Object(s) Creation: 1200 C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Sculpture, Statue
Object Material(s): sandstone, stone
Provenience Nation: Cambodia
Provenience Location: Cambodia
Year Removed from Findspot: 1999

Provenance
Start Year: 2009
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Transferred to Cambodia after action by Thai and Cambodian governments
Nation: Cambodia
Location:
Start Year: 2009
End Year: 2009
Circumstance of Acquisition: Seized by Thai government
Nation: Thailand
Location: Bangkok National Museum
Start Year: 1999
End Year: 2009
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purchased from party that smuggled items into Thailand
Nation: Thailand
Location:

7 Cambodian Artifacts


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2009
Year Claim Resolved: 2009
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

Complainant Name: National Museum of Bangkok
Complainant Nation: Cambodia
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

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

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Editor's Notes:
The 7 objects included one head of angel and six heads of giants. They were part of a group of 43 artifacts stolen in 1999. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen was promised the return of the 36 objects once they could present the appropriate documentation. Edited by Arianne Ohara