New York’s Met Museum to return looted antiquities to Cambodia

A prestigious US museum will hand back more than a dozen valuable antiquities to Cambodia, a prosecutor said on Friday, after they were plundered and illegally trafficked into the institution’s collection.

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They were originally stolen by prolific antiquities trafficker Douglas Latchford who in 2019 was charged with operating a major network that stole treasures from Southeast Asia.

A priceless 10th century goddess sandstone statute and a larger-than-life Buddha head from the 7th century are among the items being returned.

In full: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3245317/new-yorks-met-museum-return-looted-antiquities-cambodia