27 Cambodian artefacts return home

A total of 27 looted Cambodian artefacts arrived back home from the US on June 15, a year after a court in Manhattan district of New York state ordered their seizure from collectors and return to Cambodia, according to the culture ministry.

In a June 17 press statement, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts listed some of the pieces as a bronze meditating Buddha on a Naga throne, a Shiva idol, and a sandstone sculpture depicting Prajnaparamita of the Buddhist tradition.

The artefacts are currently being stored at the National Museum in Phnom Penh for experts to gauge, clean, restore and build containers to hold the pieces, before an official ceremonial handover is held at a convenient time.

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