webfact Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Thailand has recently received an antique gold crown, part of a Buddha statue believed to be about 500 years old, from the United States, with the help of the Department of Homeland Security, according to Culture Minister Itthiphol Kunplome. The crown was made of 95% pure gold in the Lanna art form to decorate a stone-sculpted Buddha statue, a popular practice during the period as a religious offering. The crown itself weighs about 42.6g. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The antique crown is now being kept at the National Museum in Bangkok by the Fine Arts Department for study prior to being exhibited in the future, said the minister. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/five-century-old-gold-crown-of-a-buddha-statue-returned-to-thailand-from-us/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-02 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Drake Posted June 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2022 Soon to be sold off to the highest Chinese bidder. 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 How many in part exchange for a second hand sub, Mr Daley ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdf Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Right, another uncompensated confiscation. Mining that much gold that long ago must have been torturous work. Admirable how impurities were separated without acids. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 46 minutes ago, mvdf said: Right, another uncompensated confiscation. Mining that much gold that long ago must have been torturous work. Admirable how impurities were separated without acids. Borax ...available since noah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 18 hours ago, webfact said: part of a Buddha statue believed to be about 500 years old So do they have the statue also, or do they mean that the crown is 500 years old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 18 hours ago, John Drake said: Soon to be sold off to the highest Chinese bidder. Or Indian tourists in Pattaya? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Excel Posted June 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2022 Seems like this thread has drifted far away from the OPs subject matter and now degenerated into discussions of prices in the US to living with wealthy people in Bangkok. But on the subject matter its good to seem some priceless artefact returned to their rightful owner but just imagine if that was reciprocated by all nations and/or people who are in possession of other countries artefacts, it would give DHL more business for decades returning said property. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybott Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 49 minutes ago, mikebell said: Or Indian tourists in Pattaya? Then stolen by a ladyboy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandiRona Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Good....now when Saudis are getting their gold jewelry back?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sanuk711 Posted June 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2022 36 minutes ago, Iamfalang said: 'm in BKK now and only hang out with billionaires. Your lucky mate---there were 216 Navy Seals deployed in the Veit war----when I lived in Pattaya I used to drink with 600 of them............ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Emdog Posted June 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2022 Great. Need more of that. When will emerald Buddha go back to Laos? Elgin marbles anyone? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daejung Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 8:14 AM, John Drake said: Soon to be sold off to the highest Chinese bidder. Irrelevant and disgusting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Nice subject - good news. Shame to see it rubbished 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Off-topic post and replies removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drake Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 10 hours ago, daejung said: Irrelevant and disgusting Only irrelevant if you have no knowledge of the complexity arising out of returning art and artefacts to countries where their fate is entirely subject to whimsy. For example, what sort of fool would give Buddhist statues to their "home" country, Afghanistan, especially after seeing what happened to the Buddhas of Bamiyan in 2001? Well, the United States, that's who. It's a pity that so many virtue signaling idiots get swept up in trying to appear all pious and worthy, when their actions will inevitably lead to the destruction or disappearance of items that have been kept safely and made available to the citizens of the world for over a century or more. Quote “Crimes of culture involving looted and stolen religious relics, such as the nearly two dozen Buddhist statues being repatriated today to the people of Afghanistan, not only tear at the societal fabric of nations but also deprive millions of believers worldwide of the earliest sacred symbols of their faith,” said District Attorney Cy Vance at the repatriation ceremony attended by the Afghan ambassador to the U.S. https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14269-us-returns-33-looted-cultural-artifacts-to-afghanistan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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