The Benin perspective ... A 'trade and protection' treaty had been concluded with Benin in 1892 by Capt. Gallwey on the first official visit to the city in thirty years. ... The King of Benin in the treaty he signed with captain Gallwey, had agreed to place himself and his county under H.M.. Protectorate and it was becoming...
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www.arm.arc.co.uk/britishBenin.html
www.arm.arc.co.uk/britishBenin.html
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Please write to Glasgow City Council in support of our efforts to secure the return of the Benin Bronzes and Ivories. Many Glasgow Councillors and Members of Parliament have already generously pledged their support for the repatriation of these treasures.
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Benin bronzes and African bronze sculptures from Benin. Our Benin bronzes include king head, Queen head, benin bronze plaques, bronze statues, figures, benin leopards and other royal African bronze sculptures ... ; Benin bronzes and African bronze sculptures straight from the kingdom of Benin. Bronze heads,
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The Benin Empire dates back to prehistoric times, the political systems that were monarchial, were well established before the fourteenth century. The Rulers of Benin and Yoruba had close ties, and by the fifteenth century Benin became and important power in the region.
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www.rebirth.co.za/sculpture/bronze.htm
www.rebirth.co.za/sculpture/bronze.htm
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The British Museum has sold several Benin bronzes to their homeland Nigeria, which is campaigning to have the full set returned, it emerges. ... The Benin bronzes are on display at the British Museum;
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Art, history and philosophy ... In the late 1900s, the Benin Empire in Africa was a hotbed of artistic skill and the British wanted a piece of it - as many pieces as they could steal, in fact. But what were the beautiful Benin Bronzes and did the current Queen of England really fence stolen goods.
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www.open2.net/blogs/historyandthearts/index.php/2009/11/25/what-are-the-benin-bronzes?blog=14
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The bronzes of Benin are the outcome of a long tradition of bronze casting which can be traced back over more than two millennia to the ancient Nok people, who lived on the plains of Jos and the Yoruba people who flourished between the 10th and the 19th Centuries In the south and west of Nigeria.
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www.vilasart.co.uk/beninbronze.html
www.vilasart.co.uk/beninbronze.html
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Benin bronzes are better known than the artworks from Ife or Owo due to their presence in Western museums since 1890s. In the thirteenth century, the city of Benin was an agglomeration of farms enclosed by walls and a ditch.
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www.zyama.com/benin/pics..htm
www.zyama.com/benin/pics..htm
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The British Museum (BM) has sold more than 30 Benin bronzes since World War II, according to a file that has been declassified at the request of The Art Newspaper. ... A newly declassified 1972 report to the BM trustees admits that the Benin bronzes were "booty" but were nevertheless legally acquired by the museum.
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