not exact artifact in dispute

Year of Object(s) Creation: Pre-Columbian
Estimated Value ($USD): 750,000
Object Type(s): Food/Drink Container, Vessel
Object Material(s): ceramic, terracotta
Provenience Nation: Guatemala
Provenience Location: Guatemala
Year Removed from Findspot: 1960 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 1960 (approximate)
End Year: 1991
Circumstance of Acquisition: Illegal excavation and purchase
Nation: United States
Location: Illinois, USA

Ancient Guatemalan Artifacts


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1990
Year Claim Resolved: 1993
Means of Resolution: Litigation

Complainant Name: Republic of Guatemala
Complainant Nation: Guatemala
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Louis Krauss, Jerome Grunes, and Barbara Grunes, USA
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Files:
https://research.cgu.edu/cultural-property-disputes-resource/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2022/11/845_F_Supp_544.pdf
Title: 845_F_Supp_544
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Editor's Notes:
Editor: Eliza Rodi WHERE ARE THEY NOW? All of the artifacts are currently exhibited at the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in Guatemala City, Guatemala.