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US customs officials recover bronze idol worth $1m looted from Indian temple
Source: Associated Press
US customs officials recover bronze idol worth $1m looted from Indian temple
Associated Press in New York
Wednesday 1 July 2015 21.30 BST
US customs officials have recovered a bronze religious statue from the 11th or 12th century that they say was looted from a temple in India.
The New York office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Wednesday that an anonymous collector voluntarily surrendered the idol.
It says the two-and-a-half-foot idol was looted from a temple in Tamil Nadu at the southern tip of India. It will be returned to India.
Customs agents say the collector bought the object in 2006 and was given false provenance papers.
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Associated Press in New York
Wednesday 1 July 2015 21.30 BST
US customs officials have recovered a bronze religious statue from the 11th or 12th century that they say was looted from a temple in India.
The New York office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Wednesday that an anonymous collector voluntarily surrendered the idol.
It says the two-and-a-half-foot idol was looted from a temple in Tamil Nadu at the southern tip of India. It will be returned to India.
Customs agents say the collector bought the object in 2006 and was given false provenance papers.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/01/us-customs-recover-bronze-idol-looted-indian-temple
