Ex-equalities boss Sir Trevor Phillips says artefacts like the Elgin Marbles or Benin Bronzes should not be returned ...

The Benin bronzes were taken when the city was looted ... On top of this one is a figure of the Oba with his attendants. At the moment, many museums still hold hundreds of pieces of Benin art.

Made in what is now modern Nigeria, in the sixteenth century, the Benin plaques are actually made of brass, not bronze. They're each about the size of an A3 sheet of paper, and they show figures ...

2022 marks the 125th anniversary of the British Punitive Expedition, which saw thousands of sculptures and cultural artefacts stolen during the destruction of Benin City (in present-day Nigeria).