The Metropolitan Museum of Art and federal prosecutors announced Friday that more than a dozen ancient relics in the museum’s collection will be returned to Cambodia.
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The repatriation of the artworks follows years of questions regarding whether the Met’s collection contained pieces that Douglas Latchford, an alleged smuggler, had helped loot from Cambodia during its civil war.
A renowned art dealer, Latchford was indicted in 2019 for allegedly trafficking in pillaged items. He died awaiting trial.
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