Year of Object(s) Creation: 1000 C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 500,000
Object Type(s): Figurine, Sculpture, Statue
Object Material(s): stone
Provenience Nation: Cambodia
Provenience Location: Cambodia
Year Removed from Findspot: 1999

Provenance
Start Year: 2015
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Transferred to Cambodia after action by the Thailand-Cambodia Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation
Nation: Cambodia
Location: National Museum of Cambodia
Start Year: 1999
End Year: 2014
Circumstance of Acquisition: Illegally acquired by former Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) chief Pongpat Chayaphan
Nation: Thailand
Location: Pongpat Chayaphan's home

Group Of Cambodian (Khmer) Artifacts Including Deities And Buddha Images


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Case Status: Some objects relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2014
Year Claim Resolved: 2015
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

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

Respondent Name: Thai Lt-General Pongpat Chayaphan
Respondent Nation: Thailand
Respondent Nation Economy: Developing
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
There are still more objects that have yet to be determined as Cambodian and subsequently returned. Myanmar and Laos had also shown interest in inspecting the collection to verify provenance. At the time of the 16 objects being returned, another 20 were being considered for return as well. Edited by Arianne Ohara