The Ministry of Culture and Foreign Affairs reported that it announced that the Casa Carlo Bonte auction will withdraw from the auction. Vente aux enchères de beaux arts et d'antiquités three Mexican archaeological works classified as national property, according to the Federal Law on Archaeology, Art and Historical Monuments and Areas.
The information was released through a statement detailing that these artifacts will be sold at the event on March 15, 2022. Given these events, the Embassy of Mexico in Belgium contacted the auction house to express the disagreement of the Mexican government on “the commercialization of archaeological sculptures abroad and their negative impact on cultural preservation and spread.”
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