US EditionOxford University to return Hindu saint sculpture to India
- Oxford University is returning a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of Hindu saint Tirumankai Alvar to India, suspected to have been looted.
- The Ashmolean Museum displayed the 60cm-tall bronze statue and agreed to the return based on the Indian High Commission's claim.
- The University of Oxford's council decision to return the sculpture will be submitted to the Charity Commission for approval.
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Oxford University in the UK has agreed to return to India a bronze statue of a Hindu saint over 500 years old, the university's Ashmoleon Museum announced today.
Oxford University to return bronze sculpture of Hindu saint to India
LONDON (AP) — Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of a Hindu poet and saint to India, the university's Ashmolean Museum said. The Indian High Commission in the U.K.
Oxford University to return bronze sculpture of Hindu saint to India
LONDON (AP) — Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of a Hindu saint to India. The university’s Ashmolean Museum says the Indian High Commission in the U.K. had made a claim four years ago for the bronze figure of Tirumankai Alvar that was allegedly looted from a temple. The Ashmolean says it had reached out to the Indian High Commission in 2019 after research from photo archives showed the bronze in a temple in …
Oxford University to return bronze sculpture of Hindu saint to India
LONDON (AP) — Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of a Hindu saint to India. The university’s Ashmolean Museum says the Indian High Commission in the U.K. had made a claim four years ago for the bronze figure of Tirumankai Alvar that was allegedly looted from a temple. The Ashmolean says it had reached out to the Indian High Commission in 2019 after research from photo archives showed the bronze in a temple in …
Oxford University to return bronze sculpture of Hindu saint to India
Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of a Hindu poet and saint to India, the university's Ashmolean Museum said.The Indian High Commission in the U.K. made a claim four years ago for the bronze figure of Tirumankai Alvar that was allegedly looted from a temple.Vijay Kumar, co-founder of India Pride Project, which seeks to reclaim stolen religious artifacts, said worshippers have something to cheer. “We saw COVID…
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