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Manhattan DA Returns Treasures to Mexico | Art News
Manhattan DA’s office just returned three priceless ancient artifacts to Mexico—worth $160K—marking their sixth repatriation and bringing the total recovered to 52 items valued at over $13 million. Among them: a Standing Male Figure from the Met, an Xochipala Bowl, and an Aztec Obsidian Micro-Blade Core—all tied to major trafficking investigations. Mexico’s Consul General praised the DA’s office and the Met for their ethical collaboration. The DA’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit has convicted 18 traffickers, recovered nearly 6,400 treasures worth $490 million, and returned over 6,000 items to…
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