Experts doubt whether it is a symbol of good fortune or of war. They believe it could include the name of a divinity and confirm that it was written in ‘Basque script’
Researchers find unexpected link between Benin Bronzes and Germany mining.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mining.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New study reveals the metal used to make the Benin Bronzes, famous West African artworks from the 16th-19th centuries, was sourced from Germany's Rhineland, more than 3,000 miles away!
Between the years 80 BC and 72 BC, the armies of Quintus Sertorius on one side and of the generals Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey) on the other had transformed Hispania into the main battlefield for control of.