Mexico returns 37 archaeological pieces to Peru

The Government of Mexico recently returned 37 archaeological pieces to the Peruvian State, the Mexican Culture Ministry has reported.

Credit: Mauricio Marat, INAH

The objects — from the timeframe between the pre-Columbian era and the viceregal period — were voluntarily handed over or recently confiscated.

According to Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) Director Diego Prieto, the returned pieces —except for a couple of wooden vessels from the viceregal period— are "outstanding examples" of Nazca, Chimu, Inca, Lambayeque, Recuay, and Chancay Cultures' pottery, metallurgy, and textile industries.

Credit: Mauricio Marat, INAH

Credit: Mauricio Marat, INAH

Within this framework, the restitution of archaeological pieces took place on Tuesday during the III Meeting of the Peru-Mexico Strategic Partnership Agreement Council headed by Mexican Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard and his Peruvian counterpart Gustavo Meza-Cuadra.

"Despite conflagrations that represent a global stability risk, actions such as the restitution of these invaluable pieces are ‘hope glimmers’ that contribute to diplomacy," Minister Ebrard stated.

Source: Andina [January 08, 2020]



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