Thai and American officials celebrated the arrival of the so-called Golden Boy—a 4-ft. tall, about 900-year-old bronze statue—to the National Museum in Bangkok on Tuesday, after years of negotiations to repatriate the sculpture along with other artifacts that had been misappropriated abroad. The return of the Golden Boy and the Kneeling Lady, another statue linked to the same alleged smuggler, was welcomed by Thai Minister of Culture Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol as well as U.S.
Thailand Celebrates Return Of ‘golden Boy’ In Rare Repatriation Of Southeast Asian Artifacts
Koh Ewe, Time: World
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 5:35am
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