Edward Herbert Thompson’s Collection Of 30,000 Mexican Antiquities From Chichen Itza

Description:
Edward Herbert Thompson's Collection of 30,000 Antiquities from Chichen Itza including of gold, copper, and jade artifacts, clothing, wooden weapons

Case Status: Some objects relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1935
Year Claim Resolved:
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

Complainant Name: Chichen Itza Archeological Site
Complainant Nation: Mexico
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Edward Herbert Thompson
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

Reference Links:

https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2023/05/chichen-itza-inah-seeks-to-recover-20-archaeological-pieces-stolen-over-100-years-ago/

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Editor's Notes:

Featured image is of the Chichén Itzá Archaeological Site and not of the specific artifacts. Some of the artifacts are part of the collections in museums in the U.S., some held in private collections, and others have been repatriated with the National Institute of Anthropology and History's efforts Edited by Janice Kim