Germany hands Benin bronzes back to Nigeria in Abuja
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Culture Commissioner Claudia Roth handed Benin bronzes from German collections to Nigerian officials in Abuja. British troops had seized works from the Kingdom of Benin in 1897, and many of the objects later entered European collections through the art market.
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