In 1929, a farmer was clearing an irrigation ditch in Sichuan, and the jade he pulled from the mud revealed a forgotten Bronze Age civilizationA fortuitous accident transformed the life of a farmer in Sichuan Province in 1929 when he uncovered jade, leading to the remarkable discov...
15 May, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
No AC required: India’s 3000-year-old cooling technique can reduce heat up to 50% in your home naturally, says studyAncient Indian communities utilized terracotta's porous nature for cooling, a practice dating back over 3,000 years to the Indus Valley Civ...
23 Apr, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
UK proposal to charge tourists to visit museums sparks backlash amid restitution demandsBritain is considering charging foreign tourists to enter national museums, a move that has sparked criticism from countries like Ghana and...
17 Apr, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
Oxford University to return 500-yr-old bronze statue of a Tamil saint to IndiaThe 60 cm-tall statue of Saint Tirumankai Alvar was acquired by the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford from Sotheby's auction hou...
11 Jun, 2024, 11.53 PM IST
Oxford University to return stolen 500-year-old bronze idol to IndiaOxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze idol of Saint Tirumankai Alvar, believed to be stolen from a Tamil Nadu temple...
11 Jun, 2024, 04.07 PM IST
'Picasso sculptor' exhibition brings together 61 sculptures he made between 1909 & 1964 opens in MalagaThe exhibition traces Picasso's development as an artist over almost six decades of sculpting.
09 May, 2023, 08.32 AM IST
UK govt draws flak for buying 1.5m pound sculpture for PM Rishi Sunak's gardenThe acquisition of a 1.5-million-pound sculpture in UK PM Rishi Sunak’s Garden starts a row.
27 Nov, 2022, 10.21 PM IST
Massive treasure trove sheds fresh light on ancient Chinese kingdomChinese archaeologists have discovered a treasure trove at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Sichuan Province. The trove contains gold, bronze, ...
14 Jun, 2022, 03.00 PM IST
Miro's 'The Caress of a Bird' to go under the hammer, expected to fetch nearly $7 mnMore than 40 monumental sculptures which have not been seen in decades will be on auction in Paris.
24 Jul, 2020, 05.30 PM IST
India requests UK museum at Oxford for ancient idol stolen from Tamil Nadu templeThe statue of Saint Tirumankai Alvar was acquired by the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford from Sotheby''s auction house in 1967...
24 Feb, 2020, 04.49 PM IST
Australia set to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversaryA week-long exhibition and an interactive talk in Melbourne, a poster competition in Adelaide on Gandhi's philosophy, principles, actions a...
26 Sep, 2019, 01.37 PM IST
US to return stolen Chola era Shiva-Parvati idol to IndiaSpecial agents with HSI's cultural property unit were able to determine that this idol had been looted from a temple in southern India.
20 Nov, 2015, 11.32 AM IST
US authorities recover stolen idol from south Indian templeKapoor is currently in custody in India awaiting trial for allegedly looting tens of millions of dollars' worth of rare antiquities from se...
18 Nov, 2015, 01.29 PM IST
- Singapore returns stolen 11th Century sculpture to India
A Singaporean museum today said it is returning to India an 11th-century bronze sculpture, dating back to the Chola dynasty which it had pu...
19 Oct, 2015, 08.29 PM IST
Pic of The WeekET-Travel reader and Mumbai’s accomplished medical professional Dr Ramen Goel captured pictures of some breathtaking sculptures by Gusrav V...
10 Oct, 2013, 03.00 AM IST
- Sculptures regain their form
Bengal sculpture prices are lagging behind tags of sculptural works in Mumbai and Delhi. The market for sculptures picked up in Delhi and M...
01 May, 2007, 03.53 AM IST
- Limited edition: The latest trend in sculptures
The rising demand for sculptures is seeing sculptors selectively producing copies of their works. These are dubbed as limited editions.
11 Oct, 2006, 12.39 AM IST