Stolen Edo-period Buddha sculpture recovered in Los Angeles
Police recovered the bronze Buddha stolen from Barakat Gallery on 18 September. Valued at about $1.5 million, the roughly 250-pound Japanese sculpture dates to the Edo period. A man was arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen property and subsequently released with a court date. The report did not establish who stole it or announce a conviction.
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