Ethiopia Calls for Return of 'Wrongfully Acquired' Maqdala Artifact
Ethiopian officials have called for the return of a looted Maqdala artifact being offered for sale by a British auction house.
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Ethiopian officials have called for the return of a looted Maqdala artifact being offered for sale by a British auction house.
SIR – As the head of the Scheherazade Foundation, a British NGO that has been working to return treasures from the British Museum to their rightful owners, I am utterly flummoxed by the apparent diplomatic incompetence of Rishi Sunak’s team (“Sunak cancels on Greek leader over row about future of Elgin Marbles”, report, November 28).
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A lock of hair from a young Ethiopian prince, who died over 140 years ago, has been handed over in the UK to representatives from his home country. In 1868, British soldiers took Prince Alemayehu away after invading the fortress of his father, Emperor Tewodros II, who then killed himself.
A lock of hair belonging to Prince Alemayehu was returned to Ethiopia's ambassador to the United Kingdom.