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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

Oxford University to return 500-year-old sculpture of Hindu saint to India

Solid bronze 57cm figure of the saint Tirumankai Alvar seen from the front and sides
The 16th-century bronze statue had been on display at the university’s Ashmolean Museum. Photograph: Ashmolean Museum/University of Oxford

Oxford University has announced it is to hand back a 500-year-old sculpture of a Hindu saint to India.

The almost 60cm-tall bronze statue, which depicts Tirumankai Alvar, had been on display at the university’s Ashmolean Museum.

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