via MenaFN, 27 March 2021: Repatriation of statues linked to antiquities dealer Subhash Kapoor.
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr. has announced the return of a pair of antique statues of Buddha valued at approximately $66,000 to Sri Lanka.
The pair of statues were seized pursuant to the D.A.’s Office’s investigation of Subhash Kapoor. The statutes date back to the 18th Century C.E. and measure approximately 14 inches in height.
The antiquities were returned during a repatriation ceremony attended by Permanent Representative or Sri Lanka to the UN, Ambassador Mohan Pieris and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (‘HSI’) Deputy Special Agent-in-Charge Erik Rosenblatt.
‘This remarkable pair was part of the collection of thousands of looted and stolen antiquities that my Office’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit and our partners at Homeland Security Investigations seized from Subhash Kapoor,’ said District Attorney Vance.
Source: Manhattan District Attorney returns 18th Century Buddha statues to Sri Lanka | MENAFN.COM
