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Asia
What’s lost when sacred objects are stolen from Bali’s temples? More than one may think
SINGARAJA, Bali: Before sunrise every morning, Mangku Borden Cahyadi walks from his home to the nearby Mas Penyeti Temple in…
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Asia
Indonesia displays ancient treasures looted by the Netherlands during colonial rule
RETRIEVING CULTURAL ARTEFACTS Among the items is the so-called “Lombok treasure” said to be taken by Dutch soldiers from the…
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United Kingdom
British Museum admits to breaking UK law after missing artefact report
The museum admitted that many of the approximately 2000 missing items may be “unrecoverable” after being defaced and “sold for…
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United Kingdom
British Museum sacks staff member over missing and stolen items
The museum says the pieces include “gold jewellery and gems of semi-precious stones and glass dating from the 15th Century…
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News
Australia’s return of stolen artefacts ‘rights a historical wrong’
SYDNEY: Australia’s national gallery said on Thursday (Aug 3) it will return three sculptures to Cambodia after an investigation found…
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Asia
Dutch museums to return art and artefacts looted from Sri Lanka, Indonesia
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Two Dutch museums are handing hundreds of cultural artefacts back to Indonesia and Sri Lanka — from…
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United Kingdom
Stolen artefacts on display after being returned to Italy from UK
Hundreds of stolen artefacts – including an Etruscan three-legged table made of bronze and marble busts of men from the…
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United Kingdom
Stolen artefacts on display after being returned to Italy from UK
Hundreds of stolen artefacts – including an Etruscan three-legged table made of bronze and marble busts of men from the…
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Spain
Europol sting leads to recovery of over 11,000 stolen artefacts
An art trafficking sting has led to 60 arrests and over 11,000 art objects recovered in a massive victory for…
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