Paintings, stone axes repatriated to Peru in LA ceremony

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The FBI returned 16 cultural items to representatives of the Peruvian government, from its pre-Columbian era through its Spanish Colonial Period and into the 20th Century. The objects include a 17th century painting, historical documents and stone axes. The paintings were stolen from a church in 2002, hand-carried and transported into the United States by an art dealer.

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Paintings, stone axes repatriated to Peru in LA ceremony

U.S. officials have repatriated 16 cultural items to the Peruvian government including paintings, historical documents and stone axes

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Paintings, stone axes repatriated to Peru in LA ceremony

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Paintings, stone axes repatriated to Peru in LA ceremony

U.S. officials have repatriated 16 cultural items to the Peruvian government, including paintings, historical documents and stone axes.The FBI returned the items to representatives of Peru at a ceremony Friday in Los Angeles. “These objects and the heritage they carry with them took an opaque journey into the United States and now have a clear path of return to Peru through proper diplomatic channels," Kristi K. Johnson, assistant director of th…

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Paintings, stone axes repatriated to Peru in LA ceremony

U.S. officials have repatriated 16 cultural items to the Peruvian government, including paintings, historical documents and stone axes.

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Stone axes seized in Indiana, paintings, documents repatriated to Peru

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. officials have repatriated 16 cultural items to the Peruvian government, including paintings, historical documents and stone axes. The FBI returned the items to representatives of Peru at a ceremony Friday in Los Angeles. “These objects and the heritage they carry

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