A 19th-century Ethiopian shield pillaged by the British during the 1868 Battle of Maqdala will be repatriated in November, after a brief stint on display at Ohio’s Toledo Museum of Art (until 27 October). The shield was withdrawn from auction in February, when the Ethiopian government identified it as loot and requested it be restituted from the UK. Many of these objects remain in museums in the UK, although several of them have been repatriated in recent years. The leather-and-silver shield is engraved with "Magdala 13th April 1868”, marking the date of the battle during which it was looted. In Toledo, the shield briefly joins the last leg of the travelling exhibition Ethiopia at the Crossroads.

Source: Ethiopian News October 07, 2024 20:08 UTC