According to US authorities, the sculptures were looted from archaeological sites in Indonesia decades ago before being sold to Latchford who was based in Bangkok.

According to US authorities, the sculptures were looted from archaeological sites in Indonesia decades ago before being sold to Latchford who was based in Bangkok.

The statues, which depict the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, had been sold to a U.S. collector by antiquities dealer Douglas Latchford, the DOJ said.