While most monarchies' crown jewels are heavily protected or given pride of place in a museum, dozens of Cambodia's were, until recently, stashed away in four boxes near London
all the Khmer antiquities she had inherited from her father, including at least 100 statues and carvings. Latchford's collection is considered of such cultural significance that Cambodia's national museum in Phnom Penh is being expanded to accommodate it.
"There's not an encyclopedia of Khmer gold to turn to, other than what was written by Douglas Latchford," Gordon said in a phone interview.The items are thought to hail either from the Angkorian period, which began in the 9th century, or earlier. But other details, like who owned the jewelry, will be determined only after additional study, Gordon added.
According to Gordon, many of the pieces were likely used to adorn statues in temples, while others, like the crowns and necklaces, may have been worn by the Angkorian royal family. US prosecutors say that, like much of Cambodia's missing cultural heritage, items handled by Latchford were illegally removed from the country during the turbulent years of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge regime and the subsequent civil war.
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