Architectural Digest Edited Looted Cambodian Relics Out of San Francisco Mansion Photo Shoot
reported Monday.According to the Post, the luxury magazine published a photo of a remodeled mansion in a January 2021 issue that had been altered to hide two ancient Khmer sculptures that the Cambodian government say could be stolen.The photo of the $42 million mansion, owned by lawyer and author Sloan Lindemann Barnett and her husband, Roger Barnett, an executive at a nutritional supplements company, showcased two empty pedestals. However, another version of the image, found on the magazine’s website, revealed the pedestals weren’t actually bare but instead topped with two ancient Khmer sculptures.The Cambodian government says the sculptures, which feature heads of gods and demons, match artifacts that are listed among the country’s 10 most important stolen relics, the Post learned.The sculptures aren’t where this story ends, though, as the relics are reportedly a part of Lindemann Barnett’s billionaire parents’ larger collection.