The other is the Benin bronzes, brought back by British soldiers from what is now southern Nigeria, in the late 19th century. 其中最著名的例子之一就是与希腊就雅典帕台农神庙大理石楣板的长期争端,托马斯·埃尔金在19世纪早期收购了这些大理石楣板,随后卖给了大英博物馆。另一件是19世纪末英国士兵从现在的...
after my grandfather’s death, we began the long process of clearing out the house in Buckinghamshire where he’d lived since 1945. Lying under the water tank was a wide, black tin trunk filled with old weapons. Buried beneath scraps of newspaper were empty scabbards, ceremonial sabres with ...