Nepalese Stele Finds Its Way Home After 40 Years

Nepalese Stele Finds Its Way Home After 40 Years

At some point in the 1980s, looters swiped a stone sculpture of a Hindu diety from a small shrine in Nepal. After several years on the black market, it appeared at auction at Sotheby’s. Despite a complete lack of provenance, the art auction house sold it to a...