Metropolitan Museum of Art Repatriates Two Khmer Sculptures to Cambodia

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has repatriated two sandstone sculptures in its collection to the people of Cambodia: an Angkor period guardian deity (rākṣasa), dating to c. 921-945, and a lintel featuring a carving of an anthropomorphic dragon from the mid-7th century. The returns, which were reported by both the Met and the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, follow on D.A. Alvin Bragg’s ongoing investigation into Doris Wiener, a New York gallery dealer and known traffi