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United States v. a 10th Century Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture Depicting Skanda on a Peacock
United States v. a 10th Century Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture Depicting Skanda on a Peacock, No. 21-cv-06065 (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 29, 2021).
Précis
The defendant, a 10th-century Cambodian sandstone sculpture that depicts Skanda, the Hindu god of war, on a peacock (“Peacock”) was allegedly looted in the 1990s from the temple Prasat Krachap at Koh Ker, the capital of the ancient Khmer Empire from 928 to 944 A.D.
A Cambodian national and former Khmer Rouge member who engaged in antiquities theft and looting from Cambodian temples and other archeological sites told investigators from the Department of Homeland Security that he had looted the Prasat Krachap temple in September 1997. He confessed that, among other statues, he illegally removed Peacock and another large sculpture depicting Skanda and Shiva.
According to the unidentified looter,...
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