THE Art Gallery of NSW has been asked to return a 1000-year-old sculpture that was stolen from an Indian temple.
The attorney-general's department has received a formal request from the Indian government to return the Ardhanariswara idol, which was sold to the gallery after being stolen.
The stone sculpture, which has been removed from display, is linked to New York dealer Subhash Kapoor, who is facing trial in India for allegedly trafficking stolen antiquities from two Indian temples.
The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra had already announced it would return a dancing Shiva statue, which it bought from Kapoor in 2007 for $5.6 million.
Kapoor reportedly sold six objects to the Art Gallery of NSW when it was under the leadership of Edmund Capon, who on Thursday told ABC Radio that ties with the dealer were cut once suspicions were raised.
"Well I think there's a question mark over one, which was one of the things that led us to not deal with him anymore," Mr Capon said.
Mr Capon said the piece acquired by the Art Gallery of NSW was not as significant as the statue in Canberra.
It is understood Mr Capon's successor, Dr Michael Brand, will give back all six works if asked to do so.
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