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Australia returns ancient Song dynasty stone heads to China

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Australia has returned two ancient stone sculptures, dating back to the Northern Song dynasty, to China. The sculptures, depicting the heads of a military official and a civil servant, were received by China's National Cultural Heritage Administration on Wednesday after being held by the National Gallery of Australia for over three decades. They were originally acquired by the Australian gallery from a private collector in the 1990s, a period when art theft was prevalent in China. AI

RANK_REASON Significant repatriation of cultural artifacts. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Australia returns ancient Song dynasty stone heads to China

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Eve Qiao ·

    Australia returns ancient stone heads to China after more than 30 years

    Australia has returned two stone sculptures to China after more than 30 years abroad. The statues, showing the heads of a military official and civil servant, had been given to the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra by a private collector and date back to the Northern Song…

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