# Benin Bronzes

> metal plaques and sculptures of other materials seized during the British “punitive expedition” against the Benin ruler in 1897

**Wikidata**: [Q248101](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q248101)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin_Bronzes)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/benin-bronzes


## References

1. [Source](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2003/sep/11/2)
2. [Source](https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/nigeria-wants-museum-of-fine-arts-boston-to-return-trove-of-benin-artifacts/)
3. [Source](https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2012/06/28/museum-fine-arts-gets-prized-benin-bronzes-over-line-hed-here-for-two-arts-stories/KZnIxs0aGQbZPW0vaBwmWK/story.html)
4. [Source](https://www.modernghana.com/news/771070/european-museums-to-loan-looted-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria.html)
5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
6. BBC Things
7. BabelNet