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Auction house urged to withdraw sale

PANAMA CITY: Panama has called for a German auction house to withdraw from sale seven preColumbian artifacts believed to be part of the Central American country’s heritage.

The country’s foreign ministry said it had asked Munich-based Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger to produce export permits for the pieces, set to go under the hammer.

It had informed its German counterpart of its “disagreement with the sale of these objects, as they could be part of Panamanian historical heritage,” it said.

Panama has also called on Germany to prevent the sale until experts determine their origin and the legal aspects.

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