The Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th ...
In recent years, about 1,100 objects from German, Scottish, British, and French museums have been returned amid pressure over ...
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The artifacts were stolen by British soldiers in the late 19th century and eventually made their way to a Dutch collection.
The Netherlands has agreed to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their ...
Over 100 precious Benin Bronzes have been returned to Nigeria from a Dutch museum in a landmark repatriation agreement.
It’s been described as the single largest return to date of the famous Benin antiquities looted by the British military.
The Netherlands says it is returning 119 Benin bronzes looted during the British attack on Benin City in 1897 to Nigeria.
The British Museum has come under fresh pressure to hand over its Benin Bronzes after the Netherlands returned more than 100 ...
It is the latest example of a country announcing that it will repatriate a group of these objects, which were looted by the ...
The Netherlands say over a 100 Benin Bronzes that were plundered from Nigeria by British troops in the 1800s in museums will ...
Following the request by the Nigerian Government, The Netherlands has agreed to return 119 stolen Benin Bronzes during the ...