Laws related to Antiquity in India

Recently, according to an RTI, only 486 antiquities have been reported as missing (since Independence) from the 3,696 monuments protected and maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

What is an Antiquity?

  • The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act (1972), defines “antiquity” as –
    • ­any coin, sculpture, painting, epigraph or other work of art or craftsmanship;
    • ­any article, object or thing detached from a building or cave;
    • ­any article, object or thing illustrative of science, art, crafts, literature, religion, customs, morals or politics in bygone ages;
    • ­any article, object or thing of historical interest.
  • The minimum time for any of the above mentioned items to ....
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