Art restitution

Shiva Nataraja sculpture returned from Australia to India

Australia and India · Repatriation date:

Bronze Shiva Nataraja dancing within a circular aureole.
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Australia’s National Gallery confirms the 5 September 2014 repatriation, used as the card date, following India’s claim.

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Art restitution

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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