8 Precious Stolen Items From Across The World That Are Now In British Museums!
May 18 is marked as International Day Of Museums and what better day than this to talk about the precious items that the Britishers stole from around the world?
Koh-i-Noor The Koh-i-Noor diamond is always first on this list. As per an India.com report, the price of this rock is estimated to be $10-12 million, and it sits on the King Charles' crown!
Tipu's Tiger This Tiger belonged to Tipu Sultan and is currently kept at Victoria and Albert Museum. The British soldier makes sounds like it is dying if a turn a handle on this.
Shah Jahan's wine cup Shah Jahan not only got the Taj Mahal built for his begum but also got this white jade wine cup made for. Colonel Charles Seton Guthrie stole it and now the cup rests at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Maqdala Manuscripts These scripts belong to Ethiopia and are now displayed at the British Library.
image - School of Anthropology & Museum Ethnography
Amravati Marbles 70 marble sculptures are kept at the British Museum which were excavated by them nearly 140 years ago!
image - Madras Musings
Tipu Sultan's ring When Tipu Sultan lost the battle against the Britishers, his ring and his sword was stolen. The ring was later auctioned.
Rosetta Stone This granodiorite stone was made by pharaoh Ptolemy and currently rests at the British Museum. This stone was extremely useful in deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Benin Bronzes These bronze statues were stolen by the British from Benin, today known as Nigeria. Audaciously enough, the British have agreed to loan these statues to the Nigerians but not return them.
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