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Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its HeadFor nearly a century, the head of a Buddha statue has been kept in the collections of the National Museum of Cambodia. Its body, however, was missing. But last month, archaeologists at Cambodia’s ...
Torso of Buddha statue unearthed at Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia. TA PROHM, CAMBODIA—Archaeologists discovered the torso of a ...
Though sandstone succumbs easily to the chisel, it erodes quickly in rain. The survival of this Buddha and its grottoes, like ...
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Experts Just Completed an Ancient Buddha StatueWhile excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a Buddha statue. They then brought their find—which has been dated to the 12 ...
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The Art Institute of Chicago Is Returning a 12th-Century Buddha Sculpture to NepalThe Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal after learning that it had been stolen. Officials are working with the government of Nepal to voluntarily repatriate the ...
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