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Manhattan Prosecutors Return 7th-Century Cambodian Statue Sold by Dealer Doris Wiener


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Another piece that passed through a disgraced dealer’s New York gallery has gone back to Southeast Asia.

 

On Wednesday, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced the return of a Vishnu statue from a 7th-century temple to Cambodia. The statue was given over in a repatriation ceremony attended by United States ambassador Keo Chhea and a member of the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations team.

 

The district attorney’s office of Alvin L. Bragg said the Cambodian statue was broken and looted from its original location under Wiener’s direction. After restoration work was completed, the sandstone figure was smuggled into Manhattan through Thailand in 1995 and sold to a private collector. 

 

read more https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/stolen-seventh-century-statue-cambodia-manhattan-district-attorney-doris-wiener-1234645453/

 

 

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