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The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art has announced that it's returning three stolen bronze sculptures to India. The move came after rigorous provenance research showed that sculptures were ...

The US will repatriate three rare South Indian bronze idols, including a Chola-era Shiva Nataraja, after museum research ...

Washington: The United States is set to return three historic South Indian bronze sculptures to India after rigorous ...

The sculptures are ‘Shiva Nataraja’ belonging to the Chola period, circa 990; ‘Somaskanda’ of the Chola period, 12th century; and ‘Saint Sundarar with Paravai' of the Vijayanagar period, 16th century.

The return comes as the museum began a systematic review of its South Asia collection, examining ownership records and transaction histories.

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