"It seems to me a suicidal and indefensible policy to allow the country to be looted of original works of ancient art". Who gave this statement?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → H.H. Cole
The archaeologist H.H. Cole wrote these words; he believed that museums should have plaster-cast copies of sculpture, while the originals stayed where they had been found.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| 13-05 S2* | – | – | 06-06 S3 | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “8. ‘Discovering’ Stupas … One of the few men who had a different point of view was an archaeologist named H.H. Cole. He wrote: ‘It seems to me a suicidal and indefensible policy to allow the country to be looted of original works of ancient art.’ He believed that museums should have plaster-cast facsimiles of sculpture, whereas the originals should remain where they had been found. Unfortunately, Cole did not succeed in convincing the authorities about Amaravati, although his plea for in situ preservation was adopted in the case of Sanchi.…” |