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The Art Institute of Chicago Returned a Sculpture to Nepal But Obscured Its Connection to a Wealthy Donor
The famed museum recently returned a 12th-century Buddha sculpture that it says was stolen from the Kathmandu Valley. However ...
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1,000-year-old life-sized Buddha statue discovered in North Korea stuns archaeologists
The Buddha statue unearthed recently in North Korea was sculpted during the Golden Age of Buddhism, which emerged out of an ...
Archaeologists Found a 1,000-Year-Old Buddha Statue With Stunning Details
An ancient Buddha statue from the early Goryeo dynasty was recently discovered at an archaeological site in North Korea. The Goryeo study saw the flourishing of Buddhist art and architecture funded by ...
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The Art Institute of Chicago Is Returning a 12th-Century Buddha Sculpture to Nepal
“During a sudden and violent storm, the serpent king Muchalinda rose to form a protective cave around the Buddha, permitting ...
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Art Institute of Chicago Returns Stolen Buddha to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) this week announced the return of Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda to Nepal ...