PhoenixSerenity2 statues #smuggled out of #Thailand, including a 900 yr old #sculpture that spent 3 decades at the #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt in #NewYork, were welcomed back in official #repatriation ceremony in #Bangkok on Tues.
A 129-centimetre #statue of the Hindu god Shiva, dubbed “Golden Boy”, was #repatriated after being linked to #BritishThai #ArtDealer Douglas Latchford, who was charged with #trafficking, #looted #relics from #Cambodia & #Thailand shortly before he died in 2020.
Thailand celebrates return of 900-year-old Shiva statue smuggled to US
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.