Christies auctions off pieces of Perus ancient past
Published May 24th, 2007
The London-based auction house Christies successfully auctioned off Peruvian archaeological artifacts yesterday in its New York city branch, despite last minute efforts on the part of Peruvian authorities to prevent Christie’s from doing so.
ELi Pelaez, the Peruvian Consul in New York, lamented the sale of artifacts which represent civilizations from Peru’s ancient past.
According to Peru’s RPP Radio, the Peruvian Chancellor’s Office, in conjunction with authorities from Peru’s National Institute of Culture (Instituto Nacional de Cultura -INC), will begin judicial procedures that aim to recover the artifacts.
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