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Showing posts with label Benin Bronzes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benin Bronzes. Show all posts
Monday, 20 September 2010
Benin Bronzes
Some of the magnificent 16th / 17th C bronzes from Benin City in Nigeria which were looted by the British during the so-called 'Punitive Expedition' of 1897. They are now displayed in the British Museum which resists all claims from Nigeria to return them.
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