via The Nation, 15 May 2024: Two ancient Thai artefacts, a bronze Shiva statue and a seated female figure, will be repatriated from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to Bangkok on May 20.
Two artefacts stolen from Thailand are scheduled to arrive in Bangkok from the US on May 20, deputy government spokesperson Kenika Ounjit said on Tuesday.
She said the Cabinet has appointed the Fine Arts Department to retrieve those artefacts from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and bring them back to the National Museum Bangkok.
The artefacts slated for repatriation are a bronze statue of the Hindu god Shiva adorned in regalia, also known as the “Golden Boy”, and a bronze statue of a seated woman with hands raised above her head.
Source: Stolen artefacts due to arrive home on May 20
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