Repatriation of Golden Boy, kneeling female statues due in May

The Fine Arts Department has been appointed to cooperate with the US Metropolitan Museum of Art on the repatriation of the “Golden Boy” statue of the Hindu deity Shiva and a kneeling female figure with the arms raised above the head. - The Nation/ANN

BANGKOK: The repatriation ceremony of two artefacts from the US to Thailand will be held in May this year, Culture Minister Sermsak Pongpanit said on Monday (Feb 5).

He explained that the Fine Arts Department has been appointed to cooperate with the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the repatriation of the “Golden Boy” statue of the Hindu deity Shiva and a kneeling female figure with the arms raised above the head.