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Mexico challenges 83 pre-Columbian objects offered by Millon

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Mexico challenges 83 pre-Columbian objects offered by Millon
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Mexico’s culture authorities asked Millon to halt the Paris auction scheduled for April 3, 2023. The National Institute of Anthropology and History identified 83 objects on offer as protected under Mexican law. Millon said the sale would proceed and defended the provenance of the lots.

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