Rab yesterday handed over a 1,000-year-old statue, depicting two Hindu goddesses, to the officials of the Department of Archaeology.The members of Rab-1 found the artefact abandoned on a pavement near a plot on Road-91 in the capital's Gulshan-2 on March 12. The 18-inch tall black statue weighs about 26 kilograms. “We sent the statue to the Department of Archaeology for conducting necessary tests a day after recovering it,” said Major Saiful of Rab-1. He said after examining the artefact, the Department of Archaeology said the statue is of either 10th or 11th century.Artefact smugglers might have abandoned the statue on the pavement fearing arrest, said the Rab official adding that an investigation is already underway.
(The Daily Star)
