Gilded bronze figures from the Telaju shrine, Patan, withdrawn from auction in Paris

The Art Newspaper reports today that figures from the Golden Gateway of Taleju Bhawani Temple at Patan Durbar Square have been withdrawn from auction (Catherine Hickley, “Bonhams consignor withdraws looted Nepalese sculptures from auction”4th June 2021). The lost images were replaced in 2012 based on photographs taken much earlier (see earlier blog post Preservation of metalwork: Patan Royal Palace). Hopefully this provides an opportunity for the icons to return home to Nepal!

Nepal wants stolen antiquities returned from France