It took more than a century but they are finally home. The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, nearly 130 years after they were looted by British colonial troops. This shipment is ...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Netherlands on Thursday returned 119 artifacts looted from Nigeria, including human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a bell. The artifacts, known as the Benin ...
It’s been described as the single largest return to date of the famous Benin antiquities looted by the British military. Left to right: "Worked elephant tusk" (1500–1891), Benin; "Head of a prince ...
New provenance research proves the precious objects were looted by the British during a brutal military campaign in 1897. Employees open a glass case containing some of the 113 Benin Bronzes that are ...
The Benin Bronzes are a collection of thousands of metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the ...
A British colonial expedition looted vast quantities of treasures in 1897 from the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin. Germany and Nigeria on Friday signed an agreement paving the way for the return ...
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Nigeria receives 100+ Benin Bronze artifacts a century later
Nigeria is expected to receive over 100 Benin Bronze artifacts that were stolen during British imperialism, in an effort to ...
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany aims to start returning Benin Bronzes to Nigeria next year, its foreign and culture ministries said, part of a growing trend to return cultural artefacts seized during the ...
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