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Australia to return 14 artworks to India
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Last Updated: Jul 30, 2021, 10:19 AM IST
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The works of art being repatriated include 13 objects connected to Indian art dealer Subhash Kapoor through Art of the Past and one acquired from art dealer William Wolff.
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The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) on Thursday announced it will return these works of art from its Asian art collection to the Indian Government.
Australia will return to India another 14 culturally significant artworks, including bronze and stone sculptures, a painted scroll and photographs, some of which were likely stolen, illegally excavated or unethically acquired from the country. The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) on Thursday announced it will return these works of art from its Asian art collection to the Indian Government.
Australia to return 14 stolen, illegally acquired artworks to India
Australia to return 14 stolen, illegally acquired artworks to India
Australia will return to India another 14 culturally significant artworks, some of which were likely stolen, illegally excavated or unethically acquired from the country.
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UPDATED: July 30, 2021 13:34 IST
The Jain Tirtankara marble idol stolen from Mount Abu in Rajasthan is among the 14 art pieces that will be returned. (Image source: Twitter)
Australia will return to India another 14 culturally significant artworks, including bronze and stone sculptures, a painted scroll and photographs, some of which were likely stolen, illegally excavated or unethically acquired from the country.
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Sculptures were bought between 1989 and 2010; 13 from an Indian dealer currently in jail Demonstrates our commitment to ethical management of collections : National Gallery of Australia
Lakshmi Narayana (10-11th century)
Supplied by National Gallery of Australia
These artefacts include six bronze or stone sculptures, a brass processional standard, a painted scroll and six portraits.
Dr Chaitanya Sambrani, Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Art History and Art Theory at the Australian National University, said the sculptures especially are precious and come from various locations in India.
“They were created across eight or nine centuries. Most of these objects correspond to the Hindu, Jain and Muslim artistic traditions, while a small number are portraits of a secular nature,” Dr Sambrani told SBS Hindi.