Ancient Peruvian artifact recovered in London

An ancient Peruvian headdress looted from an archaeological site almost 20 years ago was recovered by police in London yesterday.

The golden headdress, depicting a sea god, which dates from the end of the Peruvian Mochica civilisation around AD700. It was handed to a firm of solicitors in central London by one of its clients, who did not know it had been stolen, Scotland Yard's Art and Antiques Squad said yesterday.

Posted by David on August 19, 2006 10:41 PM