Ancient artistic loot will finally make its way back to Cambodia
On July 3rd the Metropolitan Museum in New York will return artefacts to the country
Most sculptures in Cambodia’s national museum are missing something. Surya, a sun god, recently returned from the Denver Art Museum without its arms or legs. A Hindu warrior has lost its head. Looters probably nabbed it during what Brad Gordon, an American lawyer helping Cambodia reclaim stolen statues, claims is “the biggest art theft in history”.
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This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Looted treasure”
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