The man who returned his grandfather’s looted art
At the end of the 19th Century British troops looted thousands of works of art from the Benin Empire - in modern-day Nigeria - and brought them home. One soldier's grandson inherited two bronzes but recently returned them to their original home. "It's an image that's deeply ingrained in my memory. The dead body seemed unreal. It's not a picture you can easily forget," says Mark Walker. He was 12 years old when he first saw his grandfather's diary - the photographs inside made a deep impression.
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