Tamil Nadu Bronze Shiva Nataraja
Tamil Nadu Bronze Shiva Nataraja

Year of Object(s) Creation: 11th-12th Century
Estimated Value ($USD): 5100000
Object Type(s): Sculpture, Statue
Object Material(s): metal
Provenience Nation: India
Provenience Location: TamilNadu
Year Removed from Findspot: 2006

Provenance

Start Year: 2008
End Year: 2014
Circumstance of Acquisition: Sale
Nation: Australia
Location: National Gallery of Australia (NGA)

Indian Tamil Nadu Bronze Shiva Nataraja


Description:
Bronze Shiva Nataraja

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2011
Year Claim Resolved: 2014
Means of Resolution: Sua sponte donation

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

Respondent Name: Australia
Respondent Nation: Australia
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
Sources:
http://www.therakyatpost.com/world/2014/09/07/Australia-returns-stolen-shiva-statues-India/; http://www.taasa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Review_25_2_2016_June.pdf