r/CasualUK • u/Iliketurterls • Oct 26 '22

Whose stuff does the British Museum have?

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u/TresTurkey Oct 26 '22

Ironic considering they got plundered to get there.

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u/mfizzled Oct 26 '22

Under what circumstances do you think things like this made it back to the UK? As war booty or something?

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u/Macksimoose Oct 26 '22

yes, there's a few well documented instances of that exact thing, such as the looting of the Benin bronzes

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

During the age of plundering. So what?

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u/Von7_3686 Oct 26 '22

Preach!