Six Buddha Heads Stolen in Thailand

The Bangkok Post reported on  October 23, 2009 that thieves  have cut off and stolen the heads of six Buddha images more than three hundred years old from a temple in Lopburi Province, Thailand.

The oldest of the six Buddha images was believed to have been installed at Wat Luang Thai Talad in 1683, according to Pol Lt Col Arongdet Sa-ardbua, who is heading the investigation into the thefts.

All of the images were carved between the late Ayutthaya period and the early Rattanakosin period, Pol Lt Col Arongdet said.
 

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