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Object Type(s): Food/Drink Container
Object Material(s): ceramic, wood
Provenience Nation: Guatemala
Provenience Location: Guatemala
Year Removed from Findspot: 1960 (approximate)

Provenance

Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2017
Circumstance of Acquisition: Returned to Guatemala
Nation: Guatemala
Location: Ministry of Culture and Sports (Guatemala City)

Start Year: 1960 (approximate)
End Year: 1960 (approximate)
Circumstance of Acquisition: Stolen from Guatemala
Nation: 2 or more respondent nations
Location: Germany, Italy and Switzerland

18 Guatemalan Wood And Ceramic Archaeological Objects


Description:
Within the framework of the Program for the Recovery and Protection of Cultural Assets, Guatemalan embassies in Germany, Italy, and Switzerland coordinated with the respective Foreign Ministries and customs to return 18 pre-Colombian artifacts to Guatemala.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1960 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved: 2020
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

Complainant Name: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Complainant Nation: Guatemala
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: German, Italian, and Swiss Governments
Respondent Nation: 2 or more respondent nations
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
Clarification Notes . These objects were relocated during the 1960s. Edited by Keli Fisher