via Phnom Penh Post, 11 June 2021: Finds in Banteay Meanchey province.
Two farmers in Svay Chek commune of Banteay Meanchey province’s Svay Chek district found many pieces of artefacts while ploughing their farms near Ta Srey temple and handed them over to the local authorities for preservation.
The antiquities include two moulds for producing statues, two bells, nine bangles, a female angel statue, a male angle statue, two statues of Buddha sitting on a Naga throne and 10 pieces of lead.
Svay Chek district governor Loeung Sopheak told The Post on June 11 that after the district administration received the antiquities, they referred them to officials in charge of preservation.
Sopheak thanked the farmers for providing the artifacts to the authorities to prevent them from falling into the hands of smugglers.
Source: Banteay Meanchey farmers unearth artifacts | Phnom Penh Post
