Smithsonian to Return Indian Bronzes of Antiquity Taken From Tamil Nadu
WASHINGTON, DC, March 27, 2026 (India West): The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has formally agreed to the repatriation of three significant antiquities to India after internal provenance research confirmed the items had been illegally removed from their original sites. The artifacts, which span several centuries of Indian religious artistry, include a ninth-century bronze of Shiva Nataraja, a 12th-century…










