U.S. museum to repatriate 'illegally removed' Indian antiquities

Three sculptures, including a Shiva Nataraja bronze, will be returned following provenance research.

Rwittika Chakraborty•Mar 26, 2026 06:30 PM• 8 views

Three antique sculptures will be returning to India from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) in the United States.

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