Benin Bronze Sculptures

Description:
Bronze Sculptures, Benin Bronzes - Various

Case Status: Object(s) not relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2002
Year Claim Resolved:
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Complainant Name: Government
Complainant Nation: Nigeria
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: British Museum
Respondent Nation: United Kingdom
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

Reference Links:

http://digitalhistory.concordia.ca/gtaylor/bm/cases3c.html; http://news.artnet.com/in-brief/benin-bronzes-looted-by-the-british-returned-to-nigeria-46550

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