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  • US museum to return 15 smuggled sculptures to India
  • Antiques sold by jailed smuggler Subhash Kapoor
  • New York Supreme Court had issued a search warrant against the museum

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Renowned US museum to return 15 smuggled sculptures to India

Met said it will transfer the 15 sculptures for return to the government of India. The works range in date from the 1st century BCE to the 11th century CE, and include terracotta, copper and stone.

Renowned US museum to return 15 smuggled sculptures to India

The renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art in United States will return 15 sculptures to India after it was learnt that the antiquities were illegally removed from the country and sold by disgraced dealer Subhash Kapoor.

In a statement on Thursday, the Met said it will transfer the 15 sculptures for return to the government of India. The works range in date from the 1st century BCE to the 11th century CE, and include terracotta, copper and stone.

All of the works were sold at one point by Subhash Kapoor, who is currently serving a prison sentence in India.

The value of the 15 Indian antiquities listed in the search warrant has been estimated as $1.201 million (nearly Rs 9.87 crore).

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