The Benin bronzes celebrate practices that persist today ... with the agreement of the Nigerian oba, or king, is clear about wanting all the bronzes back, despite some initial hesitation.

Collectively known as Benin Bronzes, the sculptural heads ... a pendant showing an oba (or king) and two dignitaries, a relief plaque showing two officials with raised swords, and a relief ...

The Benin Bronzes are a collection of thousands of metal plaques and ... a former principal private secretary to the Omukama (translated as King of Kings) of the Bunyoro Kingdom said: “What pains us ...

That same year, Germany handed over two Benin Bronzes and more than 1,000 other ... 3,000-year-old quartzite head of the Egyptian “boy king” Tutankhamun, auctioned off in the United Kingdom ...

Discover seven powerful pre-colonial African kingdoms that shaped the continent’s history through trade, culture, and ...

The ministry issued a legal notice to Sotheby’s and directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to request intervention via Hong Kong’s Consulate General ...

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It clarifies that while some relics were transferred to Kolkata’s Indian Museum in 1899 and others gifted to the King of Siam ... ongoing repatriation of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, to underscore ...