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The Ecuador exhibited on Wednesday some of the 13 pre-Hispanic archaeological artifacts recovered in Germany at the time of their auction.
Coins, which include Vessels and sculptures with human and animal forms were found in an auction house in 2012, and after a lengthy court proceeding were returned by a family German who intended to sell them
. Kuchenmüller case is good news for the country We return to our heritage 12 archaeological objects belonging to the cultural phases Valdivia, Jama-Coaque, Milagro-Quevedo, Tolita and Manteña "said the Minister of Culture, Raúl Pérez, at a press conference
Photo: AFP / Rodrigo Buendía
A additional sculpture was delivered "as a last resort" by the family so added up to 13 items recovered explained to AFP César Molina secretary of the Committee technical anti-trafficking badets, in charge of repatriation.
Molina said that Ecuadorian ships and sculptures arrived in Germany through the intermediary of a member of the Kuchenmüller family. [19659003] "He was p rofessor at one of the universities of Guayaquil (south-west) and had also participated in excavations along the Ecuadorian coast. He was German and when he returned to his country he took the coins, "he told AFP
then the family put them in the catalog of an auction and where the Ecuadorian authorities have recognized the goods recovery
Photo: AFP / Rodrigo Buendía
The repatriation of objects "is a constant bet in the search for our Cultural Rights and our heritage property, which Joaquín Moscoso Executive Director of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage
Since 2010 Ecuador has recovered more than 12,000 heritage properties . between objects chemistry, paintings, documents and sculptures . Of these, 4 thousand 969 were found abroad, while 7 thousand 189 were found during control operations in the country.
Ecuadorian heritage badets that were obtained illegally are mainly in the United States, France, Belgium and England, according to Molina.
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