Italy returns stolen artifacts to Panama

Italy has returned to the isthmus two pre-Colombian artifacts found in Naples and Calabria La Prensa. The pieces received consist of a polychrome terracotta vase and typical decorations of the Maracas style, belonging to the Gran Coclé culture (850-1000 AD) and a pre-Columbian ceramic vase, an archaeological asset made between 850 and 1500 AD, reported the Ministry of Government. Italian authorities delivered these pieces to the Deputy Minister of Multilateral Affairs and Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama, Ana Luis Castro, accompanied by the Minister of Government, Janaina Tewaney Mencomo.