Artefacts

Last Updated: July 10, 2023, 01:13 ISTDemonstrators protest inside the President's House, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 9, 2022. (Reuters) Sri Lanka urges the return…

India is planning a repatriation campaign for artefacts dating back to the colonial era, including the controversial Kohinoor diamond and other idols and sculptures in museums across the UK, according to a British media report on Saturday.…

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Edited By: Mohammad HarisLast Updated: March 04, 2023, 11:02 ISTGold hallmarking is a purity certification of the precious metal. It was voluntary in nature till June 16, 2021.Sale of gold jewellery and gold artefacts hallmarked without…

NEW DELHI: Sale of gold jewellery and gold artefactshallmarked without six-digit alphanumeric HUID -- unique identification number -- shall not be permitted from April 1, the government on Friday said.Food and consumer affairs minister…

Fifteen ancient Greek artefacts from the private Cycladic art collection of a U.S. billionaire went on display for the first time on Wednesday in Athens, under an agreement which has stirred controversy in Greece. The Cycladic antiquities,…

"MASSIVE HEIST" Museums, auction houses and private collectors are facing intensifying calls to return valuable artefacts to Asian and African nations, among others, who say the items were nicked from them by criminal or unethical means.…

MEXICO CITY: Cultural ministers and representatives from 150 countries committed to expanding efforts to return historical artefacts to their countries of origin, according to a declaration released on Friday (Sep 30), following a UNESCO…

PROVENANCE CHECKS The International Council of Museums (ICOM), which represents more than 40,000 museums in over 141 countries, prescribes strict ethical code of conduct against the acquisition of stolen or illicit artefacts. The ICOM…