Thai Antiques: Lost, Smuggled, and Reclaimed
Thailand’s struggle to reclaim lost antiques like the Golden Boy highlights the complex trade history and efforts to restore cultural ...
Tag: Prakhon Chai hoard
The Prakhon Chai hoard is a collection of ancient bronze statues that were stolen from a temple in Prakhon Chai district, Buriram province, Thailand, in the 1960s.
Ownership Disputes: Drifting Shipwrecks and Their Cargo
Exploring the contentious issue of ownership and preservation of shipwreck and looted artifacts in Southeast Asia. #UnderwaterHeritage #CulturalPreservation #SoutheastAsia #Shipwrecks
U.S. Museums Grapple with the Ethics of Thailand’s Prakhon Chai Hoard
via ArtReview, 30 October 2023: For over 50 years, U.S. museums have displayed Thailand's holy bronze men, 7th- and 8th-century ...
Art crime investigators close in on stolen Thai antiquities
via Nikkei Asia, 10 August 2023: Art crime investigators are closing in on stolen Thai antiquities, focusing on the smuggling ...
Stolen Thai art – Prakhon Chai bronzes – found in Denver Art Museum
via Denver Post, 01 December 2022: The third part of the Denver Post reporting on looted antiquities connected to Douglas ...
Thailand’s art repatriation and the power of netizens
via Asia Media Centre, 14 December 2021: How social media is helping and hindering grassroots efforts to repatriate looted antiquities ...
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