Published on 8 February 2023

Restitution of a 2,500-year-old piece of cultural property to Peru

Bern, 8.2.2023 - The Federal Office of Culture (FOC) delivered a significant archaeological piece of cultural property today to the Embassy of Peru in Switzerland. The piece, a stone head weighing almost 200 kg from the Chavín culture, was confiscated as part of cantonal criminal proceedings. The restitution took place at Basel-Weil am Rhein customs office in the context of the implementation of the Federal Act on the International Transfer of Cultural Property (CPTA).