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Art/Culture/History | 24 May, 2007 [ 11:00 ]
Christie's auctions off pieces of Peru's ancient past
(LIP-jl) -- 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.
Pelaez stated that auction houses normally justify their sales of archaeological items by claiming to have proper documentation which permits the activity.
"Since this is a private activity, they (auction houses) sustain that they can only show the documentation via judicial means. They do not accept claims that these items were taken from Peru illegally," he said.
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.
Pelaez stated that auction houses normally justify their sales of archaeological items by claiming to have proper documentation which permits the activity.
"Since this is a private activity, they (auction houses) sustain that they can only show the documentation via judicial means. They do not accept claims that these items were taken from Peru illegally," he said.
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