from HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 18 Feb 09:06
https://sh.itjust.works/post/55516573
“He is a Frenchman, very young, a hotel receptionist in Paris.” During a press conference given by the president of Mexico, her heritage adviser, José Alfonso Suarez del Real, revealed the origin of a “remarkable collection of archaeological artifacts” donated to Mexico City.
“He inherited them from his grandparents and, rather than selling them at auction, decided to donate them to Mexico.” The historian observed that French society showed “a great sensitivity toward restitution, (…) which [was] confirmed by these voluntary acts.”
This announcement, made with a smile on February 11, contrasted with another case concerning Mexican authorities: the auction in Paris of 48 pre-Hispanic artifacts by Bonhams. “Despite Mexico’s protests, the sale did indeed take place at the end of December 2025,” the adviser acknowledged, lamenting that the French state, for its part, was not making progress on this issue.
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