Khmer Art Overseas

The good old BBC have just broken this story of a hoard of 77 pieces of Angkorian gold and gem-encrusted jewellery, including crowns, belts, necklaces and earrings, which have been returned to Cambodia, and were part of the treasure trove that art dealer Douglas Latchford possessed before his death in August 2020.

Famed US collector family return artefacts to Cambodia

In the latest repatriation of ancient artefacts from the US, a total of 33 pieces of Khmer cultural heritage will soon return home, according to the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts. In a September 12 press statement, it said the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Department of […]