'Golden Boy' is returned from US - Bangkok Post
May 21, 2024 · The 11th century Shiva statue known as the 'Golden Boy', is one of two ancient bronze images returned to Thailand by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Thailand Celebrates Return of ‘Golden Boy’ in Rare ... - TIME
May 21, 2024 · A woman in northeastern Buriram province claims to have discovered the Golden Boy—which is believed by some to represent Hindu god Shiva and others to be Khmer King Jayavarman VI—about 50 ...
'Golden Boy' Statue Returned to Thailand - Thai Times
3 days ago · A 900-year-old bronze statue known as the 'Golden Boy' has been returned to Thailand by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York after over three decades. Smuggled by art dealer Douglas Latchford in 1975, the statue could depict either the Hindu god Shiva or King Jayavarman VI of the Khmer Empire.
Ministry welcomes return of two valued artifacts by New York's Met
May 21, 2024 · The gilt bronze figure of the Hindu god Shiva, a standing figure known as Golden Boy, was without doubt a singular masterpiece, and one of the most important religious sculptures of its kind to...
Returned ‘Golden Boy’ statue to arrive in Bangkok today
May 20, 2024 · The 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 her hands raised above her head, are due to arrive in Thailand today. These artefacts, both dating back 900 to 1,000 years, are among several others that have been taken from Thailand unlawfully.
Thailand welcomes home trafficked 1,000-year-old statues …
May 22, 2024 · Thai person looks at a standing Shiva sculpture from the 11th century during repatriation ceremony at National Museum in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Thailand’s National Museum hosted a welcome-home ceremony Tuesday for two ancient statues that were illegally trafficked from Thailand by a British collector of antiquities and were ...
Thailand welcomes home 2 illegally trafficked 1,000-year-old statues …
May 22, 2024 · Thailand’s National Museum hosted a welcome-home ceremony Tuesday for two ancient statues that were illegally trafficked from Thailand by a British collector of antiquities and were returned...
The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
May 22, 2024 · The Golden Boy and Kneeling Woman statues, both 900 to 1,000 years old, are among countless antiquities that ended up in Western museums after being unlawfully taken from Southeast Asia. In December 2023, The Met first announced its plan to return the two bronze statues to Thailand, as well as fourteen other looted artifacts to Cambodia.
Thailand celebrates return of 900-year-old Shiva statue
May 21, 2024 · A 129-centimetre (51-inch) statue of the Hindu god Shiva, dubbed “Golden Boy”, was repatriated after being linked to British-Thai art dealer Douglas Latchford, who was charged with trafficking looted relics from Cambodia and Thailand shortly before he died in 2020.
Repatriation of Golden Boy, kneeling female statues due in May
He explained that the Fine Arts Department has been appointed to cooperate with the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the repatriation of the “Golden Boy” statue of the Hindu deity Shiva and a kneeling female figure with the arms raised above the head.
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