Peru celebrates return of stolen gold mask found in Germany 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressLIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru is celebrating the return of an ancient funeral mask made of gold following a two-decade legal battle to repatriate the smuggled antiquity from Germany. The 8th century mask depicting a pre-Incan deity was seized in 1999 in Germany from a Turkish art dealer arrested for selling looted objects. The mask made of hammered gold alloy with silver eyes is one of the most emblematic of 9,000 art objects Peru has repatriated the last decade. Authorities believe the mask was taken from Peru in the late 1990s.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 10, 2018 22:30 UTC