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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