India seeks to halt auction of Buddhist relics by Sotheby’s Hong Kong, sends legal notice
Days before going under the hammer at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, India has stepped in to halt the auction of a portion of the sacred Buddhist relics that were excavated in the northern parts of the country in 1898 and demanded their repatriation. In a statement on Monday (May 5, 2025), the Ministry of Culture said…
