"She thinks it goes beyond duty. It's a step we can take to build new equitable relationships with Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia, she said at the museum's repatriation ceremony on Monday. And it's a really joyful thing to do, as you'll see from the community here and the reception that I'm sure these will get when they reach Thailand."
"The exhibition gave visitors a sense of the work going on behind the scenes, drawing attention to the bronzes before they left San Francisco, says Mintz. We got to a point where we could confidently state that they were smuggled, and at that point it becomes a moot point, right? They should return to the place from which they were taken with other works."
San Francisco's Asian Art Museum repatriated four 1,400-year-old Thai Buddhist bronzes after a ceremonial handover with Thai officials. Museum leaders, the Thai ambassador, and local officials attended and presented orchids during a joyful event. The bronzes originated from a large temple heist in northeastern Thailand and were donated to the museum in the late 1960s. The objects have been linked to Douglas Latchford, who was indicted for antiquities trafficking in 2019, complicating provenance. A public exhibition detailed provenance research and museum processes prior to transfer. Once evidence established the objects were smuggled, custody was transferred back to Thailand.
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