VOA Visits Cambodian Statue’s Original Location

ByRick St. Hilaire April 8, 2012May 2, 2023

As readers are aware, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is seeking to forfeit an ancient Cambodian statute located at Sotheby’s in Manhattan. Daniel Schearf of VOA went to the statue’s original location in Koh Ker.

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CPAC to Meet on Cambodian MoU Renewal – Honduras Considered Too

ByRick St. Hilaire January 6, 2013April 27, 2023

Angkor Wat in Cambodia The Federal Register reports that the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) will meet to consider renewing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Cambodia….

Cultural Property Cases Roundup – Khouli et al., Sandstone Cambodian Sculpture, Weiss, and ACCG Appeal [UPDATED]

ByRick St. Hilaire September 20, 2012May 2, 2023

September is a busy month for cultural property law cases. More activity is expected in the case of United States v. Mask of Ka Nefer Nefer soon, a case that…

MoUs: Italy Renewed; Egypt Still Pursued; Cambodia and Belize Get a CPAC Interlude

ByRick St. Hilaire January 20, 2016April 26, 2023

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Treasury Department have promulgated rules, effective today, that extend import restrictions on archaeological material originating from Italy. First erected by a…

Cambodia | forfeiture actions | Sotheby's | U.S. v. Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture

Manhattan US Attorney Seeks Forfeiture of Cambodian Statue at Sotheby’s

ByRick St. Hilaire April 5, 2012May 2, 2023

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York today filed a civil complaint to forfeit an ancient Khmer temple statue, known as the Duryodhana, and in the hands…

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UPDATED: Cambodian Statue Forfeiture Agreement: Prosecutors Succeed, Sotheby’s Gains Concessions. What’s Next?

ByRick St. Hilaire December 13, 2013April 27, 2023

After a bitter court battle flared to new heights in September, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and Sotheby’s today proposed an agreement to repatriate…

Cambodia | due diligence | repatriation | U.S. v. Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture

ABC Radio Australia and Other News Reports on Cambodian Statue’s Repatriation

ByRick St. Hilaire December 20, 2013April 27, 2023

Credit: Ante Vecik Last week’s agreement between the U.S. government and Sotheby’s auction house to repatriate a 10th century sandstone sculpture continues to be widely publicized. Chasing Aphrodite has a recent…

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