but actually, when somebody sees unpapered antiquities just "surfacing" (from underground) somewhere, why should it be considered the resposibility of the looted source country (victime of the clandestine culture crime) to be the one to fight to STOP it's passage through the market? Do not individuals and institutions in the country where there is a demand for these items have no responsibility for the actions of their compatriots?"India has done nothing. It has not accomplished even 5% of what smaller countries like Nepal and Cambodia have done. Cambodia has people visiting museums in America, taking a stand, and saying, ‘This is ours; give it back’. Our laws and our force remain weak."
Chola art (on the market, mainly bronze or sometimes stone sculptures), c. 850 CE – 1250 CE) in south India, almost exclusively Hindu in content.
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