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The frieze above the golden gateway of Taleju Bhawani Temple at Patan Durbar Square
Image: courtesy of Lost Arts of Nepal
A consignor has withdrawn five gilded bronze Nepalese figures from an online auction of Himalayan and Buddhist art at Bonhams in Paris after they were identified as looted from the temple gate of a royal palace in the Kathmandu Valley.
The five gilded sculptures dating from the early 18th century were among 12 figures torn from a frieze above the golden gateway of Taleju Bhawani Temple at Patan Durbar Square around 40 years ago, according to the organisation Lost Arts of Nepal. The Patan complex, located in the foothills of the Himalayas, is a Unesco world heritage site. The sculptures, portraying the Hindu gods Shiva, Panchmukhi Hanuman, Devi, Chamundi and Bhairava, were listed with price estimates of €3,000 to €5,000 on Bonhams’s website. ....

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