14.02.2018, Hamburg: Drei Raubkunst-Bronzen aus dem Land Benin in Westafrika sind im Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (MKG) in einer Vitrine ausgestellt. Das MKG hat die Herkunftsgeschichte der drei Bronzen aus seiner Sammlung erforscht und präsentiert die Ergebnisse nun in einer Ausstellung. (zu dpa «Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe zeigt Bronzen aus Benin» vom 15.02.2018) Foto: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa | usage worldwide (Photo by Daniel Bockwoldt/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Year of Object(s) Creation: 1800 C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Casting, Plaque or Tablet, Sculpture
Object Material(s): brass, bronze, metal
Provenience Nation: Benin
Provenience Location: Benin City, Nigeria
Year Removed from Findspot: 1897

Provenance
Start Year: 2022
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Relinquished by German government
Nation: Nigeria
Location: Edo Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria
Start Year: 1897 (approximate)
End Year: 2022
Circumstance of Acquisition: British spoils of war; acquired by Germany
Nation: Germany
Location: two German museums
Start Year:
End Year: 1897
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: Nigeria
Location: Royal Palace of Oba, Benin City, Nigeria

2 Benin Bronze Artifacts


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2021 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved: 2022
Means of Resolution: Arbitration

Complainant Name: Government of Nigeria
Complainant Nation: Nigeria
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Government of Germany
Respondent Nation: Germany
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
16th c. plaque and 18 c. oba (ruler) head. Editor: Eliza Rodi.