Antiquities Returning to Mexico Include Mayan Vase Sold for $4 in US Store

Published on June 21, 2024

MEXICO CITY—The Mexican government will welcome back 20 cultural artifacts that date to the country’s storied ancient past, all found in the United States including a Mayan vase over 1,000 years old and purchased for about $4 at a Washington area thrift shop. Mexico’s antiquities institute INAH announced the repatriation, which also include centuries-old plates, bowls as well as sculpted figures belonging to the Aztec, Totonac, and Teotihuacan cultures, in a statement on Thursday. The artifacts are set to be returned to Mexico over the next few days. The reddish-white Mayan vase has stoked particular interest. According to a Washington D.C. television news report on Monday, local resident Anna Lee Dozier bought the Mayan vase for $3.99 from a clearance rack at a nearby thrift store about five years ago....

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