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- In April 2021, the German government declared the restitution of "looted" Benin bronzes in Germany's public collections by 2022.
- This forms part of the context around the Benin Bronzes. They were taken off as colonial loot, to be displayed in museums in different corners of the planet.
- The Benin Bronzes come from Benin City in present day Nigeria, previously the historic capital of the Kingdom of Benin.
- The road is still long, she said, adding that ownership of the Benin bronzes is just the beginning of a process that still has many hurdles, for instance in matters...
- The Benin Bronzes come from Benin City, the historic capital of the Kingdom of Benin, a major city-state in West Africa from the medieval period.
- Germany is in the process of returning hundreds of Benin Bronze artefacts to Nigeria, where a new museum is being built in Benin City to house artefacts.
- The original bronzes were looted by British settlers in the late 19th century from what was then the Kingdom of Benin (Southern part of present-day Nigeria).
- Visitors sit before the contentious Benin plaques exhibit (known as the Benin Bronzes) at the British Museum in London [File: David Cliff/SOPA Images/LightRocket...
- The Benin Bronzes are a group of thousands of objects that were taken from the kingdom of Benin, in what is now Nigeria, in 1897.
- The Benin Bronzes come from Benin City, the historic capital of the Kingdom of Benin, a major city state in West Africa from the medieval period.
- Skowronek says that this is the case for the Benin bronzes: ‘The Benin metal is mostly brass or leaded brass, sometimes with [small] amounts of tin,’ he says.
- The Cockerel is a recurring subject amongst the Benin Bronzes. The skill used to produce these artefacts were exceptional and unique for their time.
