Sotheby’s Guru Gobind Singh armour auction
Published April 4th, 2008
Sotheby’s auction house says it has no evidence to support claims that body armour in its catalogue once belonged to Guru Gobind Singh.
Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and last religious head of the Sikhs.
Sikhs in India say the auction of the body armour in London should not go ahead. They want the armour housed in a museum at Amritsar’s Golden Temple.
Sotheby’s say their catalogue may not have been clear enough on where the armour came from.
The body armour is due to be auctioned on 9 April.
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