Mexico demands halt to Monaco auction of pre-Columbian artifacts
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The Mexican government this week called for the suspension of the sale of four pre-Colombian figures from Mexico scheduled for auction on April 16 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Mexico is now pushing for the artifacts’ repatriation to Mexico, part of a campaign to protect and recover archaeological pieces previously removed from the country.
In a statement addressed to the auction house Academia Fine Art, Culture Minister Claudia Curiel de Icaza said that after a thorough review of the auction catalog,
In a statement addressed to the auction house Academia Fine Art, Culture Minister Claudia Curiel de Icaza said that after a thorough review of the auction catalog,
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