Family of late U.S. billionaire agrees to return looted Cambodian artefacts
- The family of late American pipeline billionaire George Lindemann has voluntarily agreed to return 33 looted artefacts to Cambodia, including statues from the ancient capital of the Khmer kingdom and the Angkor Wat temple.
- The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York confirmed that the artefacts held by the Lindemann family will be repatriated later this year, setting an example for other museums and collectors. Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts praised the family's decision.
- In recent years, U.S. Authorities have been actively involved in locating and repatriating stolen artefacts from Cambodia, and in 2021 alone, 27 smuggled antiquities, valued at $3.8 million, were returned.
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Family of late US billionaire George Lindemann agrees to return looted artefacts to Cambodia
In what was hailed as a “momentous” move by Cambodia, the late American pipeline businessman George Lindemann’s family “voluntarily” agreed to return 33 looted artefacts to the Southeast Asian country. According to the US Attorney's Office, the artefacts that would be returned include statues of deities, angels and demons from the 10th and 12th centuries from Koh Ker.
Family of late U.S. billionaire agrees to return looted Cambodian artefacts
The family of late American pipeline billionaire George Lindemann has agreed to return 33 looted artefacts to Cambodia, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, a decision described as "momentous" by the Southeast Asian country.
Family of late US billionaire agrees to return looted Cambodian artefacts
The family of late American pipeline billionaire George Lindemann has agreed to return 33 looted artefacts to Cambodia, according to the US Attorney's Office, a decision described as "momentous" by the Southeast Asian country. The collection includes statues of deities, angels and demons from the 10th and
US collectors to return looted artefacts to Cambodia
PHNOM PENH - A billionaire family in the United States will return more than 30 looted ancient artefacts to Cambodia after agreeing it “wrongfully possessed” the treasures, the Cambodian government said on Wednesday.
Looted artifacts returned to Cambodia in deal between DOJ and family of late billionaire collector
The family of late billionaire and art collector George Lindemann returned 33 looted artifacts to Cambodia, following an agreement between the family and the U.S. Justice Department.
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