The government of Ethiopia has called for the cancellation of a sale of a shield at a British auction house. The object was looted in 1868 during the Battle of Maqdala, a punitive expedition against ...
The shield has been withdrawn from an auction at Anderson & Garland, where it was expected to fetch between £800 and £1,200 (roughly $1,000 to $1,500). Anderson & Garland At the request of the ...
A UK auction house cancelled the sale Thursday of a shield taken from Ethiopia by British soldiers in the 19th century, after pressure from the East African country's government. The Barron's news ...