Over the weekend, the U.S. government helped return 297 looted antiquites to India after they were stolen centuries ago from their country of origin.
smuggled antiquities being returnedOn Saturday, 297 cultural relics dating back from 2000 BCE to 1900 CE were handed over to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with President Joe Biden in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, CNN. The U.S. government helped facilitate the repatriation of the trafficked artifacts, which included everything from terra-cotta sculptures to vases mostly stemming from Eastern India.
In a symbolic handing over, select pieces were exhibited to the prime minister and the president during their bilateral meeting. One of the artifacts on display over the weekend was a bronze statue of Jain Tirthankar from Central India from 15th or 16th century CE. A sandstone sculpture of Apsara, a celestial being in Hindu and Buddhist culture from the 10th to 11th century CE in Central India, was also showcased. to combat the trafficking of stolen artifacts between the two countries.
Since 2016, India has successfully recovered a total of 578 ancient artifacts from the United States alone. Two years ago, the U.S. handed off a whopping 370 stolen items to India, collectively valued at $4 million. According to theDistrict Attorney’s office, the items were seized from disgraced New York art dealer Subhash Kapoor, who was illegally exportingfrom the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Following a 15-year investigation by U.S.
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