CHICAGO -- The Art Institute of Chicago announced Tuesday that it is sending a historical piece of artwork back to its place of origin in Thailand.The item is a 12th-cenutry fragment of a pilaster, or a rectangular column from the side of a door frame. It shows the god Krishna lifting Mount Govardhana—a sacred Hindu site in India.Legend says a young Krishna raised the mountain to protect villagers and cowherds from a massive storm sent by Indra, the god of war, rain, and thunder.
Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago, said in a news release. 'We are deeply committed to fostering an ongoing relationship and continuing to learn from each other.'The museum had previously returned an item—called the Vishnu lintel—to the same temple in 1988, according to a news release. The lintel has since been remounted in the structure, and the Art Institute hopes the same can happen with the pilaster.
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