Made in what is now modern Nigeria, in the sixteenth century, the Benin plaques are actually made of brass, not bronze. They're each about the size of an A3 sheet of paper, and they show figures ...

Nigeria is expected to receive over 100 Benin Bronze artifacts that were stolen ... is returning hundreds of the artifacts directly, including plaques and personal ornaments.

works of art looted by the British from the Kingdom of Benin, in present-day Nigeria, in 1897. The Dutch government returned 119 objects, including brass and bronze sculptures, plaques ...