It took more than a century but they are finally home. The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, nearly 130 years after they were looted by British colonial troops.

Benin bronzes looted in the past and returned to Nigeria are examined during a handing over ceremony in Lagos Nigeria, June 21. [AP/YONHAP] The Netherlands on Thursday returned 119 artifacts ...

The Netherlands is returning 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, marking one of the largest repatriations of the looted artifacts to date. The bronzes, plundered by British forces in 1897 and later ...

The Netherlands has agreed to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria per the country’s request, marking the single largest return to date of Benin antiquities looted by the British military as part ...

Last Tuesday, The Netherlands signed an agreement with Nigeria to return some 119 Benin Bronzes looted in 1897 when the British sacked the Kingdom of Benin in present day Nigeria. Some of the ...

The Netherlands has agreed to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their homelands as museums grapple with their colonial-era holdings.

The Benin Bronzes are indispensable to Nigeria. It is good that they are going back," Bruins said. The so-called Benin Bronzes were stolen from Nigeria's Kingdom of Benin by British soldiers in 1897.

The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, nearly 130 years after they were looted by British colonial troops. This shipment is the largest physical return of Benin artefacts to ...

Nigeria has taken delivery from the Netherlands of 119 pieces of priceless "Benin Bronze" artefacts looted more than 120 years ago, the country's museum commission and the Dutch embassy said ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The Netherlands on Thursday returned 119 artifacts looted from Nigeria, including human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a bell.