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Restitutions to Sri Lanka

Over the course of the Dutch colonial period a large number of cultural objects were taken to the Netherlands without their owners’ permission.

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anonymous, before 1765

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anonymous, before 1745

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anonymous, before 1765

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anonymous, before 1765

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anonymous, c. 1725 - c. 1760

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anonymous, c. 1725 - c. 1760

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Sri Lanka

Portrait of Philippus Baldaeus and Gerrit Mossopotam

Johan de la Rocquette, 1668

Portrait of Philippus Baldaeus and Gerrit Mossopotam

Kaart van Ceylon

Jan Luyken, 1692

Kaart van Ceylon

Dessave De Cock and his Officers

Jan Brandes, 1785-11-29

Dessave De Cock and his Officers

Kandy

Maha Modliaar

anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1800

Maha Modliaar

Entrance of Sri Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Charles T. Scowen & Co. (mentioned on object), 1876 - 1893

Entrance of Sri Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Exterior of Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Holy Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Charles T. Scowen & Co. (mentioned on object), 1876 - 1893

Exterior of Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Holy Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka

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