Museum Facilitates Return of Mayan Artifact From Chicago Philanthropist's Collection

The repatriation of pre-Hispanic pieces back to Mexico continues. A Mayan frieze from the classical period, from 600 to 900, will return to Mexican soil thanks to the management of the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) in Chicago and the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). In an event this Friday in the American museum the director of INAH, Diego Prieto, and the director of the National Museum of Anthropology, Antonio Sabo…

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Museum facilitates return of Mayan artifact from Chicago philanthropist's collection

A Mayan artifact is set to return to Mexico after being held by a Chicago family for nearly 40 years, the National Museum of Mexican Art announced Friday.The artifact is a limestone frieze that depicts a likely male figure donning an elaborate headdress, loincloth and mask. It originally faced another figure, said a spokesperson for the Pilsen museum, where it's been held in a vault since February.Experts believe the panel, which measures nearly…

Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico recovered a fragment of Mayan panel more than 1,000 years old, after being officially handed over to the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) at the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) in Chicago, United States. This was reported this Friday in a statement by the Secretariat of Culture, which also detailed that the repatriation process was carried out in collaboration with the Government of Mexico, …