The Smithsonian ’s National Museum of Asian Art announced that it was returning three medieval bronze sculptures to India ...

One Sculpture Is to Remain on Long-Term Loan, Enabling the Museum To Share Its Complete History With the Public ...

WASHINGTON, DC- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced that it will return three historic South Indian ...

The artworks include a 12th-century “Somaskanda,” which depicts Shiva with his wife, a 16th-century sculpture titled “Saint Sundarar With Paravai,” and a bronze “Shiva Nataraja,” a dancing form of ...

A significant development unfolds as the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art returns three ancient bronze sculptures ...

The US will return three ancient bronze sculptures to India that were illegally removed from the country’s temples. The ...

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 agreement between the two countries states that the Shiva Nataraja sculpture, belonging to the Chola period from the 10th ...

After retrieving the sacred Piprahwa relics last year, the Indian government has now secured the return of three cast-bronze ...

The US will return three ancient Indian bronze sculptures, illegally removed from temples, to India. The Smithsonian's ...