Benin Bronzes are exhibited in museums around the world, but the largest collection can be found in the British Museum. While Germany announced the return of the bronzes in its possession, some ...
A dispute between Nigerian leaders could jeopardise plans for the return of some of Africa's most famous artefacts, the Benin Bronzes, which were looted during the colonial era and are now mainly ...
These are often called 'Benin Bronzes', however most are actually made of brass rather than bronze. Narrator: Hello, future people of the UK. I’d like to show you around the Benin civilisation.
Repatriation of Benin Bronzes Celebrated in Nigeria The Stanley ... The plaque depicts an officer from the Benin Court with a ...
Archaeologists have unearthed a more than 3,000-year-old bronze sword from a burial site in Germany — and the blade is in such pristine condition that it "almost still shines," said local ...
One of the finds was a bronze sword with the cartouche, or hieroglyphic symbol, of Ramesses. A picture of the sword shows that the artifact has decayed over time, but has still retained the symbol ...
With European museums on the back foot following Black Lives Matter protests, Nigerian politicians have the opportunity to shape the fate of the famous Benin Bronzes, writes Barnaby Phillips ...
A Bord Na Móna worker has discovered a 3,000 year old bronze sword in a County Tipperary bog. Report shows Jim Kelly, the man who made the discovery. The bronze sword, now in a box. The area ...
More than 3,000 years ago, a long sword emblazoned with the insignia of ... finding a shimmering bronze blade with the intricacies of an ornamental cartouche — the personal emblem used by ...
Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient remains of an Egyptian army barracks and the artifacts left there, including a still-shiny bronze sword engraved with the name of King Ramses II in ...