Institution data
| Institution field | Value |
|---|---|
Document reference | BG_ARM_7_6_1 (9) |
Date | 10.12.1996 |
Description | Draft of letter from BG to Julian Spalding, Director of Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum making a formal request on behalf of the Oba of Benin for restitution of Benin artefacts in the centenary year: ‘The Royal Family of Benin has therefore authorised me to make such a formal request, and has asked me to draw an analogy with the recent return to Scotland of the Stone of Destiny’. |
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