What are the Benin Bronzes?

Date: 23-08-2013 3:58 pm (11 years ago) | Author: john
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The arts past and present , In the late 1800s, the Benin Empire in Africa was a hotbed of artistic skill and the British wanted a piece of it - as many pieces as they could steal, in fact. But what were the beautiful Benin Bronzes and did the current Queen of England really fence stolen goods.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh2Tac1gNPU&list=PLCAABA0CE5B8E3818&feature=player_detailpage

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