Witness: Witness Archive 2015
The Looting of the Benin Bronzes
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:09:02
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Synopsis
The British attack Benin City in 1897 and steal its ancient artwork, the Benin bronzes. We hear from Mark Walker, the grandson of a British soldier who took part in what was called the Benin Punitive Expedition, launched after a group of British officials are killed. (Photo: Captain Herbert Walker seated on the far right, with some of the looted Benin bronzes in the background. Credit: Mark Walker.)