Two Dutch museums returned nearly 500 cultural objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka that were looted during the colonial era, including gold and silverware, statues, weapons and hundreds of artworks.

Two Dutch museums returned nearly 500 cultural objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka that were looted during the colonial era, including gold and silverware, statues, weapons and hundreds of artworks.

The artefacts were taken in 1765 from Kandy, the last kingdom of ancient Sri Lanka, when the Dutch besieged the palace, ... during a period when Greece was under Ottoman Turkish rule. ...

TheNetherlands returned formal ownership to Sri Lanka of six colonial-eratreasures on Monday, including a more than 275-year-old cannon inlaid with gold,silver, bronze and rubies. Ata ceremony at the ...