This Benin plaque is unique in that it is the only known representation of a female in the entire corpus of Benin plaques. Presumably the girl depicted was a royal personage, probably an attendant to ...
Ever since Nigeria won its struggle for independence from colonial European rule in 1960, demands have been made for the return of the “Benin Bronzes,” a group of more than 1,000 bronze sculptures and ...
The British Museum deaccessioned several Benin bronze plaques between 1950 and 1972, several sold to Nigria, but others put on the open market or traded. https ...
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