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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Letters from readers: Big Buddha and Guangzhou adventures, fun facts about the sun
Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Big Buddha sculpture on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Standing at 34 metres tall, the statue is an awe-inspiring sight. The journey began with ...
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One ‘White Lotus’ Scene Was Conspicuously Missing in India, and It’s Part of a Bigger Censorship Issue
In the opening scene of Season 3, Nicholas Duvernay’s character hurls expletives at a Buddha statue — encapsulating the character’s cultural ignorance while also foreshadowing how the ...
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PM Modi gifts brass statue of Sarnath Buddha to Thailand's King, brocade silk shawl to Queen
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday gifted the brass statue of Sarnath Buddha in Dhyan Mudra to Thailand's King Maha ...
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What makes a Buddha statue authentic?
Authenticity is crucial when collecting Buddha statues. An authentic Buddha statue is not only a product of craftsmanship but ...
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Budhha statue from Bihar, brocade shawl from Varanasi: PM's gift to Thailand
During his official visit to Thailand for the sixth BIMSTEC Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a series of ...
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It’s among the largest collections of Michelangelo sculptures ever shown. But there’s a catch
Behind the red-bricked facade and marble friezes of the National Gallery of Denmark, visitors are now able to see nearly all of Michelangelo’s existing sculptures — the “most comprehensive ...
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Rare, near-life-sized statues discovered in Pompeii tomb
Archaeologists say the marble funerary statues of a toga-clad man and a woman shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city, which was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted ...
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Rare life-sized statues of toga-clad couple found in Pompeii tomb
Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a deadly volcano wiped out the ancient Roman city. Researchers say the ...
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Archaeologists Discovered Two Life-Size Statues at Pompeii, Covered With Mysterious Symbols
Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno necropolis in Pompeii, Italy, discovered life-sized statues of a man and woman as part of a funerary relief. Experts believe the couple depicted were of ...