Cambodian Angkor Watt 7 Bas-Reliefs

Description:
Sandstone: 7 bas-reliefs - 7 sandstone bas-reliefs

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1923
Year Claim Resolved: 1923
Means of Resolution: Litigation

Complainant Name: Government
Complainant Nation: Cambodia
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Andre Malraux
Respondent Nation: France
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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https://www.cambodgemag.com/en/post/one-hundred-years-later-malraux-s-raid-on-banteay-srei-bas-reliefs-still-sparks-interest-and-contro

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Editor's Notes:

Malraux was caught in the act in Phnom Penh, arrested, charged and sentenced to three years in jail, but did not serve any time. Removed figures were reinstalled in 1925 at Banteay Srei following interception of shipment in Phnom Penh before it left Cambodia.