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The Director of the Federal Office of Culture (FOC), Carine Bachmann, today handed over five items of Chinese cultural property to the Chinese ambassador to Switzerland, Shihting Wang, in Bern. The items were confiscated in cantonal criminal proceedings. The restitution is taking place within the framework of implementation of the Federal Act on the International Transfer of Cultural Property (CPTA).
Horse statue from the Tang Dynasty. Photo: Flurin Bertschinger, NL
Horse statue from the Tang Dynasty. Photo: Flurin Bertschinger, NL
Cizhou wine vessel from the Ming Dynasty. Photo: Flurin Bertschinger, NL
Coin from the Yuan Dynasty. Photo: Flurin Bertschinger, NL
Equestrian statue with horse from the Han Dynasty. Photo: Flurin Bertschinger, NL
Last modification 23.08.2023
