France, EU and Canada return 399 pre -Hispanic objects

The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) yesterday received 399 pieces corresponding to cultures and periods of the pre -Hispanic era, of the West of Mexico, the Gulf Coast, the Central Altiplano, the area of ​​Oaxaca and the Mayan area.

The Secretariats of Foreign Relations and Culture delivered the objects, recovered thanks to the intervention of the Mexican Embassy in France and the consulates in Chicago, Dallas, Montreal, Vancouver and New York.

Among the pieces include a pot of mud of Mayan affiliation, made between 500 and 900 AD and a Zapotec seal with the representation of a fantastic being, dated between 200 and 900 AD, according to the confirmation of INAH specialists, who They made the corresponding opinions.

Within the lots there is also an anthropomorphic figure of Ixtlán del Río, dating from between 100 and 700 AD; a double -style double -style candle the Teotihuacano, created between the years 200 and 750 AD; A zoomorphic turtle figure of the Mesoamerican postclassic period, and 12 archaeological pieces of various antiques and areas of the current national territory.

In the statement issued by the agencies, the commitment of the Government of Mexico is reiterated with the original communities, His perseverance with the cultural heritage of Mexico and conviction in the constant struggle against illicit traffic of cultural goods.

He adds that the restitution of the pieces, which belong to the national heritage, is the result of the joint work of the authorities of the Government of Mexico and their representations abroad, whose efforts to recover the cultural legacy have been one of the guiding axes of the policy Mexican exterior, either through cooperation with local authorities, seizures, detention of auctions or negotiations with academic institutions and museums.