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Oxford museum repatriates rare bronze idol to India
This marked the first time the museum has returned an object of heritage to India.
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Rwittika Chakraborty
- Thu, 05, Mar 2026
- 02:48 EST
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The High Commission of India in London held a ceremony to celebrate the return of several artifacts from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, to the Government of India. / @HCI_London
The High Commission of India in London held a ceremony to celebrate the return of several artifacts, including a 16th-century bronze idol of Saint Thirumangai Alvar from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, to the Government of India.
The High Commission took to X to announce the repatriation, mentioning that the move reflects a “commitment to safeguarding and restoring heritage to its rightful inheritors.”
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