Year of Object(s) Creation: 1575 (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Altar, Carving, Religious artifact
Object Material(s): gilt, paint, wood
Provenience Nation: Peru
Provenience Location: Cuzco
Year Removed from Findspot: 2002

Provenance
Start Year: 2002
End Year: 2003
Circumstance of Acquisition: Alleged theft
Nation: Bolivia
Location:
Start Year: 2003
End Year: 2003
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: United States
Location: Ron Messick Fine Arts and Antiquities
Start Year: 2003
End Year: 2005
Circumstance of Acquisition: Government intervention
Nation: United States
Location: El Paso, Texas
Start Year: 2006
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Return to provenience nation
Nation: Peru
Location: Capilla de San Pedro de Challapampa

Peruvian Altar of Challapampa


Description:
16th century altarpiece from the Capilla de San Pedro de Challapampa made of gilt cedar, maguay wood, and polychrome paint

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2002
Year Claim Resolved: 2006
Means of Resolution: Action by Complainant's Govt.

Complainant Name: Government of Peru
Complainant Nation: Peru
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Ron Messick Fine Art and Antiquities
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
Janice Kim The altarpiece was originally made for the Picchu hacienda in Cuzco but later transported to Challapampa for the cathedral in 1700