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The idol thief

Title
  1. The idol thief / S. Vijay Kumar.
Published by
  1. New Delhi, India : Juggernaut, 2018.
Author
  1. Vijay Kumar, S. (Idolatry expert)

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Description
  1. xx, 225 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portrait; 23 cm
Alternative title
  1. True story of the looting of India's temples
Subject
  1. Kapoor, Subhash
  2. 1900-1999
  3. Art thefts
  4. Antique dealers
  5. Art dealers
  6. Hindu gods > India
  7. Idols and images > India
  8. Idols and images
  9. Hindu gods
  10. Kunstgalerie
  11. Kunsthandel
  12. Kunstraub
  13. Plastik
  14. Tempel
  15. India
  16. Indien
  17. New York, NY
Genre/Form
  1. True crime stories.
  2. Creative nonfiction.
  3. Essais fictionnels.
  4. Récits criminels.
Contents
  1. The glamorous life of Subhash Kapoor -- The Suthamalli and Sripuranthan heists -- The container from Mumbai -- The arrest -- The Emerald Linga provides the clue -- Indy takes charge -- Revenge of a spurned lover -- Pedestal inscription and an anonymous tip -- Arrest in Germany -- The elusive Deendayal and the hand-cut Nataraja -- The Ardhanarishvara and the Nataraja -- The uma in Singapore -- Operation hidden idol -- The Toledo Ganesha -- The associates -- The Nataraja and uma hidden in New York.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-220).