Sri Lanka's foreign minister said Monday that his country welcomes the Netherlands' plan to return hundreds of colonial-era artifacts - including a bejeweled, ceremonial cannon - and said the ...

The looted objects being returned to Sri Lanka include the Cannon of Kandy, a ceremonial weapon made of bronze, silver and gold, and inlaid with rubies.

Sri Lanka was part of the Silk Road maritime trade route and known to the ancient Greeks as Taprobane. “These curly-haired sculptures were influenced by Hellenic statues of the god Zeus ...

Two Dutch museums are handing hundreds of cultural artefacts back to Indonesia and Sri Lanka - from a richly decorated cannon to precious metals and jewellery - that were taken, often by force, in ...

Two Dutch museums are handing hundreds of cultural artifacts back to Indonesia and Sri Lanka - from a richly decorated cannon to precious metals and jewelry - that were taken, often by force, in the c ...

Dutch museums are handing back hundreds of cultural artifacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka that were taken, often by force, from the countries in the colonial era Mike Corder Thursday 06 July 2023 ...

Dutch museums will return art and artifacts looted from Sri Lanka, Indonesia The Associated Press Published: 06 July ,2023: 03:24 PM GST Updated: 06 July ,2023: 04:26 PM GST ...