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The Met, which was given the statues by benefactors in four pieces between 1987 and 1992, said it has not been contacted by Cambodia and has no information to suggest the works were stolen.

Given the statue's mundane provenance — technically sent by DHL, not the Lord — one might think that she would have less fondness for it than for her other, far more valuable, religious icons.

He gave the statues back to their original owners, who returned them to the tomb just in time to witness another family burial.

He's like to give the statue to South Windsor after the closing of the Fair.

After Fanui left, Mr. Sotu decided to give the statue to a woman-friend.

John Heath, an AT&T spokesman, said it was a matter of giving the statue proper placement.

As taste in sculpture changed, French returned at a later date and removed the gilding, giving the statue the brown lustre it has to this day.

He "gave the statue human qualities and characteristics which reflected his deep reverence and obsession for his subject matter," Sharon Kaplan said.

But it has been adopted by many real estate agents, who suggest that sellers, particularly in this market, give the statue a chance.

But Michael Handy, a Vietnam veteran and the director of the mayor's Office of Veteran Affairs, said it is currently hard to see the statue and added that the new location would "give the statue its due".

Indications abound that a such a reminder is needed, French officials said, citing a recent survey showing that less than 1percentt of the American people knew that France gave the statue to the United States.