Nepal police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of people gathered in Kathmandu demanding the restoration of the monarchy, prompting authorities to impose a curfew in the area.

The sculpture depicts what the Art Institute called "a powerful story of divine intervention and protection," in which the serpent king Muchalinda rises to create a protective cave around the ...

The museum’s researchers collaborated with the government of Nepal to determine the sculpture had been stolen from the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal.