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Attari:Customs dept seize antique stone sculpture of Buddha

Attari, Nov 11 (UNI) Customs officers posted at Land Customs Station at Attari under the Amritsar Customs Preventive Commissionerate have seized an antique stone sculpture of Buddha dated to 2nd/ 3rd CE , from a passenger of foreign nationality, who arrived in India via ICP, Attari.
Comimissioner of Customs(P) Rahul Nangare told here today that passenger was intercepted and during examination of his baggage, the Customs officers posted at the passenger terminal of ICP Attari, detected a stone sculpture of Buddha. The sculpture was detained by Customs officers posted at the Passenger Terminal, ICP Attarion suspicion of being prohibited item falling in category of Antiquity.
Mr Nangare told that the matter was referred to the office of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Chandigarh circle. The ASI has now confirmed that the sculpture fragment appears to be Buddha of the Gandhara School of Art and tentatively datable to 2nd or 3rd CE and falls under the category of antiquity under the Antiquities and Art Treasure Act, 1972.
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