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1,000-year-old life-sized Buddha statue discovered in North Korea stuns archaeologists
The Buddha statue unearthed recently in North Korea was sculpted during the Golden Age of Buddhism, which emerged out of an ...
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Buddhism in Asian Art
Drawing on the National Museum of Asian Art's collections and collecions from across the Smithsonian, artworks spanning two millennia reveal Asia's rich Buddhist heritage. They represent diverse ...
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From art to Buddha and back again: Art director's Itamar Newman’s enlightened journey
Behind them, one can see a large traditional monument of the Buddha with Phra Ajarn Ofer (Venerable Monk) in orange robes. This painting also contains a visual reference to Western art ...
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The Art Institute of Chicago Is Returning a 12th-Century Buddha Sculpture to Nepal
The investigation specifically called out Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda, which appears in a photo taken in ...
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12th-century 'Buddha Sheltered by Serpent King' returns to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago announced on Monday that it is returning a 12th-century sculpture titled "Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda" to Nepal after new research found that the ...
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Art Institute of Chicago Returns Stolen Buddha to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) this week announced the return of Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda to Nepal ...
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University of Michigan Museum of Art Seeks To Deaccession 9th Century Buddha Statue to Nepal
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) is seeking to deaccession a 9th-century stone Buddha to allow for its repatriation it to Nepal. UMMA said it had "determined that deaccessioning and ...
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$1.5 million ancient Buddha statue stolen from Los Angeles art gallery
Security cameras captured the moment an ancient Buddha statue worth $1.5 million was stolen from a Los Angeles art gallery. The bronze sculpture was stolen on Sept. 18 from the Barakat Gallery in ...