The Art Institute of Chicago announced Monday it would return a 12th century Nepali sculpture of the Buddha to Nepal. The museum is collaborating with the government of Nepal for the return of the ...

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On 3 March, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) announced the initiation of a voluntary repatriation to Nepal. The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha ...

The Buddha statue was first identified by the online ... and “partnership with our colleagues from Nepal.” Art Institute of Chicago Nepal collection, 2023 (photo Emiline Smith/Hyperallergic ...

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He said the importance of the recovered materials will be known only after a proper analysis. Garanayak did not hide his surprise at the recovery of the Buddha heads. “These are extremely beautiful ...

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This 12th century Nepali sculpture, “Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda,” regularly displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago since 1997, is heading back to its country of origin.

the serpent king Muchalinda rose to form a protective cave around the Buddha, permitting him to remain in deep mediation,” according to the Art Institute. In recent decades, intense new pressure ...