After 98 Years, Archaeologists Found the Missing Torso of an Ancient Buddha Statue
While excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a ...
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The Art Institute of Chicago Is Returning a 12th-Century Buddha Sculpture to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal after learning that it had been stolen. Officials ...
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The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor ...
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Buddha Statue Reunited with Head Found in 1927
Torso of Buddha statue unearthed at Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia. TA PROHM, CAMBODIA—Archaeologists discovered the torso of a ...
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Using VR to preserve and showcase the history of the Mogao caves of Dunhuang
“Digital Dunhuang – Tales of Heaven and Earth”, which runs until October 22, showcases the Buddhist artwork found in the Mogao caves of Dunhuang, in the mainland’s north-western Gansu provinc ...
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Nara National Museum to show best of Japan’s Buddhist art
NARA—The Nara National Museum has unveiled the details of its first full-scale exhibition devoted to national treasures, which will bring together Japan’s finest works of Buddhist art next ...
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Art Institute will return Buddha sculpture to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago announced Monday it would return a 12th century Nepali sculpture of the Buddha to Nepal. The museum is collaborating with the government of Nepal for the return of the ...
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Art Institute of Chicago to return 12th-century Buddha sculpture to Nepal
On 3 March, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) announced the initiation of a voluntary repatriation to Nepal. The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha ...