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SAN FRANCISCO ( KGO ) -- The San Francisco Asian Art Museum on Monday gave back four religious sculptures stolen from Thailand that ended up in San Francisco for 50 years.

"They will be cared for, and they will be returning home," said H.E. Dr. Suriya Chindawongse, Ambassador of Thailand to the U.S.

A significant moment bringing together Thailand's top officials in the U.S. to San Francisco to witness their return.

"Their repatriation not only safeguards an important part of heritage, but it also allows their history to continue as an enduring part of the Thai nation," said Dr. Chindawongse.

The statues were looted in the mid 1960s from the ruins of a temple in northeast Thailand.

Last year, the Thai government requested the Asian Art Museum to

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