The Met will return 16 ancient treasures to Cambodia and Thailand
NEW YORK -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art said Friday that it had agreed to return 16 major Khmer era artworks to Cambodia and Thailand. The works are associated with Douglas A.J. Latchford, a Met donor and prolific dealer who was indicted as an illegal trafficker of ancient artifacts shortly before his death in 2020.
Graham Bowley and Tom Mashberg, New York Times