More than a hundred pre-Columbian treasures including clay idols and textiles from the Inca Empire have been returned to Peru from the United States and Argentina. The 130 artefacts, many of which were voluntarily returned after being illegally smuggled out of Peru, were displayed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in the capital Lima on Tuesday. The objects included decorated bowls and vases, embroidered cloths, carved wooden sculptures and painted figurines. “Argentina (returned) a lot of 92 cultural goods and another from the United States is made up of 38 cultural assets,” said a foreign ministry statement.
Inca artefacts returned to Peru from US, Argentina
Published on: May 18, 2019 10:35 PM