Guatamalan Piedras Negras Stela 9
Description:
Case Status: Object(s) not relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2019
Year Claim Resolved: 2021
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.
Complainant Name: Government of Guatemala
Complainant Nation: Guatemala
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government
Respondent Name: Millon Auction House, Paris
Respondent Nation: France
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Company
Reference Links:
- https://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2019/09/looted-mutilated-ancient-maya-sculpture-for-sale-in-paris.html
- https://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2019/09/maya-sculpture-in-paris-pulled-from-sale-but-still-not-safe.html
- https://traffickingculture.org/encyclopedia/case-studies/piedras-negras/
- https://traffickingculture.org/encyclopedia/case-studies/piedras-negras-stela-9/
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Editor's Notes:
The Anonymous Swiss Collector project (reference in URL above) offers in-depth documentation and discussion of this dispute.
Edited by Tali Maximon and Arianne Ohara