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2,000-year-old Peruvian cultural artifact recovered in Montreal
The seller gave up the bowl without compensation after Peruvian authorities said it held cultural and historical significance.
- On July 16, the RCMP formally presented a recovered 2,000-year-old pre-Hispanic bowl to the Peruvian Consulate in Montreal, marking its return to Peru after identification at a local auction house.
- Peruvian authorities identified the bowl at a Montreal auction house in late June, determining it held significant cultural and historical value, which prompted the auction house to suspend the sale.
- Following a formal request from the Peruvian Embassy to Global Affairs Canada, the RCMP initiated the repatriation process and secured the artifact's transfer to the Peruvian Consulate.
- Authorities resolved the matter without charges after the Montreal seller agreed to relinquish the bowl without financial compensation, claiming it was inherited from a previous owner.
- Insp. Dawn Morris-Little, RCMP financial crime director, said it is "satisfying for us to contribute to its safe return," noting authorities identified only one bowl as historically significant among three initially listed.
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A small prehispanic bowl about 2000 years old left Canada to return to Peru after being spotted in an auction.
·Montreal, Canada
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A small prehispanic bowl of about 2,000 years old left Canada to return to Peru after being spotted in an auction.
·Quebec City, Canada
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