Two cultural antiquities returned to Nepal from US (opens original article in a new tab)

Nepal received two cultural antiquities from the US after they were recovered by American authorities. The statues, smuggled in the 1970s and 1980s, were returned following a handover ceremony in New York.

• Two cultural antiquities were returned to Nepal from the US.
• The 13th-century Padma Pani statue and 16th-century Nrityadevi statue were repatriated after being smuggled.
• The artefacts were recovered through collaboration between US authorities and partner institutions.