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London’s Horniman Museum is returning 72 looted artefacts to Nigeria

August 08, 2022 , , , ,
Artefacts from the ancient kingdom of Benin horniman

The Horniman, a museum in south-east London, has agreed to return 72 cultural artefacts to Nigeria. The items in question had been looted from the Kingdom of Benin (what is now southwestern Nigeria) during a British military invasion in 1897. The collection includes 12 brass plaques, known as the Benin Bronzes, and a key to the king’shellip;

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