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National Museum of Mexican Art is returning artwork to Mexico
The National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) in Pilsen is returning a Mayan frieze to its original home in Mexico. Why it matters: There have been growing calls for institutions and collectors to return ...
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Unique 2,300-Year-Old Human-Sized Intricately Carved Mayan Mask Discovered, Made of Lime-Based Plaster
The discovery was made in Mexico. ArchaeologistJacob Welch spotted a human-sized Maya Mask in 2017, when he was excavating Ucanha, a site on the Yucatán Peninsula near the coast of the Gulf of ...
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Pilsen museum facilitates return of Mayan artifact from Chicago philanthropist's collection
A Chicago family purchased the artifact, a limestone frieze that was most likely once part of an ancient Mayan building, from ...
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1,500-Year-Old Ritual Mask of Longest Reigning Ancient Mayan King Discovered in Mexico
According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the mask was found inside a building known as "House E" in the palace complex at Palenque—an ancient Mayan city in the ...