US Hands Over 297 Antiquities Smuggled Out Of India During PM Modi's Visit — IN PICS

India has successfully retrieved 297 antiquities during PM Modi's recent visit to the United States, raising the total number of returned artifacts to 640 since 2014.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Joe Biden at the latter's residence, in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.

(Left) Conical vase decorated inthree bands, depicting floral motifs,standing male and female, seated female figures holding basket from top to bottom. (Right) Terracotta plaque depicting a highly decorated female figure holding a child on her waist. (Image Source: Special arrangement)

(Left) Broken terracotta plaque depicting a highly decorated female figure holding a child on her waist. (Right) Partly broken rattle modeled in the form a pot-bellied figure (Yaksha) seated in crouching position, wearing elaborate jewelry. (Image Source: Special arrangement)