Share
Portfolio
Filter
All Albums People Nature Comercial Travel

The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, nearly 130 years after they were looted by British colonial troops. The official handover ceremony takes place on June 21 at the National Museum in Lagos, in the presence of representatives from both nations

ARTIFACT

The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, nearly 130 years after they were looted by British colonial troops. The official handover ceremony takes place on June 21 at the National Museum in Lagos, in the presence of representatives from both nations

ARTIFACT / Photography

An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.

ARTIFACT

An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.

ARTIFACT / Photography

A bronze lamp from the city of Benin Benin was also one of the first cities to have a semblance of street lighting. bigger versions of these were hung 20ft high and placed around the city, fueled with palm oil the industrial era equivalent of crude oil. 15th century

ARTIFACT

A bronze lamp from the city of Benin Benin was also one of the first cities to have a semblance of street lighting. bigger versions of these were hung 20ft high and placed around the city, fueled with palm oil the industrial era equivalent of crude oil. 15th century

ARTIFACT / Photography

30 Indigenous artifacts – including spears kept in a British museum since 1881 – have been returned to the Larrakia community. As attitudes towards colonisation and rightful ownership continue to shift, an increasing number of UK museums are repatriating items to where they originated.

ARTIFACT

30 Indigenous artifacts – including spears kept in a British museum since 1881 – have been returned to the Larrakia community. As attitudes towards colonisation and rightful ownership continue to shift, an increasing number of UK museums are repatriating items to where they originated.

ARTIFACT / Photography

Pair of ivory Benin leopards. Leopards were considered 'kings of the forest' and were an important symbol of regal power in Benin. 19th century Nigeria, British Museum

ARTIFACT

Pair of ivory Benin leopards. Leopards were considered 'kings of the forest' and were an important symbol of regal power in Benin. 19th century Nigeria, British Museum

ARTIFACT / Photography

A wooden female figurative spear-rest from Hawaii. Donated to the British Museum by Lords of the Admiralty in 1855 CE

ARTIFACT

A wooden female figurative spear-rest from Hawaii. Donated to the British Museum by Lords of the Admiralty in 1855 CE

ARTIFACT / Photography

A relief of Ereshkigal, the Sumerian goddess of death and the underworld, which was created over 3,800 years ago in what's believed to be present day southern Iraq. It is now on display at the British Museum in London.

ARTIFACT

A relief of Ereshkigal, the Sumerian goddess of death and the underworld, which was created over 3,800 years ago in what's believed to be present day southern Iraq. It is now on display at the British Museum in London.

ARTIFACT / Photography

The Berliner Goldhut; a late Bronze Age ceremonial hat, and one of the four similar artifacts found in central Europe. From S. Germany or Switzerland, & dated to 1000 - 800 BCE ca; its symbols may possibly represent a lunisolar calendar. Now in the Neues Museum, Berlin, nr. IIc 6068

ARTIFACT

The Berliner Goldhut; a late Bronze Age ceremonial hat, and one of the four similar artifacts found in central Europe. From S. Germany or Switzerland, & dated to 1000 - 800 BCE ca; its symbols may possibly represent a lunisolar calendar. Now in the Neues Museum, Berlin, nr. IIc 6068

ARTIFACT / Photography

The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London

ARTIFACT

The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London

ARTIFACT / Photography

Part of the wall of Darius the Great's palace in Susa , which still retains its color after more than 2,500 years. Only two examples of this wall remains in the world today, one housed at the National Museum of Iran, and the other at Louvre.

ARTIFACT

Part of the wall of Darius the Great's palace in Susa , which still retains its color after more than 2,500 years. Only two examples of this wall remains in the world today, one housed at the National Museum of Iran, and the other at Louvre.

ARTIFACT / Photography

A 5,200-year-old pottery bowl from Shahr-e Sukhteh bearing what is considered the world's oldest example of animation. It shows five sequential images of a wild goat leaping to reach a tree, and when placed in sequence, they create a brief animated scene. National Museum of Iran.

ARTIFACT

A 5,200-year-old pottery bowl from Shahr-e Sukhteh bearing what is considered the world's oldest example of animation. It shows five sequential images of a wild goat leaping to reach a tree, and when placed in sequence, they create a brief animated scene. National Museum of Iran.

ARTIFACT / Photography

Pennannular brooch with beast-shaped terminals, part of the St Ninian's Isle Treasure, discovered in the late 1950s on an island in the Shetlands. From the latter part of the 8th century. National Museum of Scotland.

ARTIFACT

Pennannular brooch with beast-shaped terminals, part of the St Ninian's Isle Treasure, discovered in the late 1950s on an island in the Shetlands. From the latter part of the 8th century. National Museum of Scotland.

ARTIFACT / Photography

Meretseger one of the protective goddesses that were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II in the Valley of the Kings Responsible for protecting the body of the king in his afterlife journey. Meretseger in the form of the winged cobra. New Kingdom National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

ARTIFACT

Meretseger one of the protective goddesses that were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II in the Valley of the Kings Responsible for protecting the body of the king in his afterlife journey. Meretseger in the form of the winged cobra. New Kingdom National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

ARTIFACT / Photography

Reproduction in bronze of the Trimurti siva form sculpture at elephanta caves,by B.V.Talim,early 1920s,donated to victoria memorial,india by Lady Brabournein 1939

ARTIFACT

Reproduction in bronze of the Trimurti siva form sculpture at elephanta caves,by B.V.Talim,early 1920s,donated to victoria memorial,india by Lady Brabournein 1939

ARTIFACT / Photography

The Queen of the Night relief, terracotta, Old Babylonian Empire, c. 1775 BC. Current state vs. colors restored according to experts at the British Museum after analysis of pigment traces. The relief is dimly lit from below, as it probably was originally ...

ARTIFACT

The Queen of the Night relief, terracotta, Old Babylonian Empire, c. 1775 BC. Current state vs. colors restored according to experts at the British Museum after analysis of pigment traces. The relief is dimly lit from below, as it probably was originally ...

ARTIFACT / Photography

These sewing needles, found at grotte du Placard in France, were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of France

ARTIFACT

These sewing needles, found at grotte du Placard in France, were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of France

ARTIFACT / Photography

Six Bronze Age shields from Scotland, dating from 3300 to 3500 years ago, have been brought together for the first time ahead of a new exhibition opening at the National Museum of Scotland this summer

ARTIFACT

Six Bronze Age shields from Scotland, dating from 3300 to 3500 years ago, have been brought together for the first time ahead of a new exhibition opening at the National Museum of Scotland this summer

ARTIFACT / Photography

Royal boots made of glass beads, cloth and leather. Yoruba culture , 19th century CE, now housed at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

ARTIFACT

Royal boots made of glass beads, cloth and leather. Yoruba culture , 19th century CE, now housed at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

ARTIFACT / Photography