U.S. returns 248 antiquities valued at $15 million to India
The Hindu
This has been termed as the “largest” such transfer of antiquities to the country
The U.S. on October 28 returned 248 antiquities, including a 12th century bronze Shiva Nataraja, valued at an estimated $15 million to India, the “largest” such transfer of antiquities to the country.
“This extraordinary assemblage of artifacts, recovered from five different criminal investigations over the past decade, embodies the timeless cultural and cosmic bridge between ancient and modern-day India,” Manhattan District Attorney (DA) Cy Vance, Jr. said in a statement.
The U.S. returned the 248 antiquities valued at an estimated $15 million to India during a repatriation ceremony attended by India Consul General Randhir Jaiswal and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Deputy Special Agent in Charge Erik Rosenblatt.
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