Admiral Rawson has today returned to Simons Town (near Cape Town South Africa) from his Benin Expedition which he very ably led.
Benin City having been shamelessly plundered by his British troops, they stripped it of all its treasures. Below are some bronze and ivory artworks they shipped home to England.
References
1) READ C.H, & DALTON O,M, ANTIQUITIES FROM THE CITY OF BENlN AND FROM OTHER PARTS OF WEST AFRICA IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 1899, PLATES
2) Ratté, Mary Lou, "Imperial looting and the case of Benin." ().Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014. Paper 1898. Page 63.
Accessed: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/1898
Benin City having been shamelessly plundered by his British troops, they stripped it of all its treasures. Below are some bronze and ivory artworks they shipped home to England.
References
1) READ C.H, & DALTON O,M, ANTIQUITIES FROM THE CITY OF BENlN AND FROM OTHER PARTS OF WEST AFRICA IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 1899, PLATES
2) Ratté, Mary Lou, "Imperial looting and the case of Benin." ().Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014. Paper 1898. Page 63.
Accessed: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/1898
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