The pause is to allow “discussions between the parties”, including the Indian government, the sellers, and three descendants of William Claxton Peppé, a British colonial explorer who in 1898 excavated ...

The Indian government has legally intervened to stop the auction of ancient Piprahwa gems, associated with Buddha's remains, ...

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gold ornaments and precious stones such as garnets, pearls, coral, and amethysts. Found alongside ash and bones of the Buddha, the relics were originally buried in a domed-shaped funerary monument ...

Indian gems linked to the Buddha’s mortal remains found in Piprahwa, in present-day Uttar Pradesh, in the 1890s, are going ...

Cartwright an Egyptian homage to Jet, and Mrs Claude Leigh shimmered as Gold. Explorer and writer Rosita Forbes wore ... Cartier emeralds reputed to be worth over £100,000. Her head ornament of linked ...

Jewels linked to Buddha’s remains to be auctioned at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, raising ethical concerns from scholars and religious leaders.