Lingodhbhavamurti Sculpture

Description:
Birmingham Museum of Art returned an allegedly stolen sculpture of the Hindu deity, Shiva, to India. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security contacted the Birmingham Museum of Art in 2015 with evidence that the sculpture was illegally smuggled out of India as a part of a $100 million international smuggling racket organized by New York-based art dealer, Subhash Kapoor. The museum immediately began making arrangements for repatriation and returned it in 2018.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2015
Year Claim Resolved: 2018
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

Complainant Name: Indian Government
Complainant Nation: India
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Birmingham Museum of Art
Respondent Nation: United Kingdom
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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