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Oxford 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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The Guardian

Oxford University to return 500-year-old sculpture of Hindu saint to India

Indian high commission made claim bronze depicting Tirumankai Alvar which it believes may have been lootedOxford University has announced it is to hand back a 500-year-old sculpture of a Hindu saint to India.The almost 60cm-tall bronze statue, which depicts Tirumankai Alvar, had been on display at the university’s Ashmolean Museum. Continue reading...

27 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Oxford University To Return Stolen 500-Year-Old Bronze Idol To India

The UK's prestigious Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze idol of a saint believed to be stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu to India. "On 11 March 2024, the Council of the University of Oxford supported a claim from the Indian High Commission for the return of a 16th-century bronze sculpture of Saint Tirumankai Alvar from the Ashmolean Museum. This decision will now be submitted to the Charity Commission for approval," sa…

25 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

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. made a claim four years ago for the bronze figure of Tirumankai Alvar that was allegedly looted from a temple. Vijay Kumar, […]

25 days ago·United States

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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 saint to India

25 days ago·United States

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KRDO

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 …

25 days ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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