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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, in a ...
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National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago Facilitates Repatriation of Ancient Mayan Frieze Back to Mexico
The National Museum of Mexican Art is working in collaboration with the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and ...
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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 ...
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Mystery Queen in the Maya Tomb
Cinnabar was used as a pigment in Maya art, and its red color may have been regarded as sacred. Evidence of its use in funeral rites has been found at other Maya sites, and the color may have ...
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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, in a ...