Righteous revolt against auctioning the Buddha’s looted gems
The slick online catalogue entry for “Premium Lot 1, The Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha” on the Sotheby’s Hong Kong website was abruptly replaced on May 7 with a single line notification: “The auction has been postponed.” Shortly afterwards, the associated webpages went blank. The only evidence remaining on Sotheby’s Hong Kong website was
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