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12th-century 'Buddha Sheltered by Serpent King' returns to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago announced on Monday that it is returning a 12th-century sculpture titled "Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda" to Nepal after new research found that the ...
Business Insider7 年
Why there is French writing on a British passport
The origin of some of these words dates back to the 12th Century. It's believed King Richard I used "Dieu et mon droit" as his battle cry in 1198 when defeating Philip II of France at the Battle ...
National Geographic news12 年
Fountain of Youth
During the 12th century A.D., a king known to Europeans as Prester John supposedly ruled a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth. But the name linked most closely to the search for ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9 天
The Art Institute of Chicago Is Returning a 12th-Century Buddha Sculpture to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal after learning that it had been stolen. Officials ...