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Germany will return
that were stolen from Nigeria during the
era in the 19th century. The Benin Bronzes are
in a museum in Leipzig. The Bronzes consist of more than a
plaques, sculptures and
. The Edo people made them from the 13th
in what was the Kingdom of Benin. They decorated the
palace in what is now Nigeria. British
looted most of the objects in 1897. Two hundred pieces were taken to the British Museum, while
went to museums across Europe. Nigeria has tried for
to get them returned.
