Looted Maqdala Artefacts Returned to Ethiopia

The British Indian troops charge the Abyssinian lines at Arogye (illustration from a British book). Pic – Wiki

OCP News Service – 22/9/21

London-UK: The Maqdala Artefacts looted by the British during the Battle of Magdala (1868) has been retuned to Ethiopia. These artefacts were purchased by Tahir Shah via the Scheherazade Foundation to return them to Ethiopia. The artifacts were handed over to the Ethiopian ambassador Ambassador Teferi Melesse Desta on the 8th of September 2021. Religious text, crosses, Imperial shield, beakers, icon, magical scroll were among the retuned items. The item will reach Ethiopia in few weeks.

Ethiopian artefacts, including a Bible, crosses and an Imperial shield, looted at the Battle of #Maqdala1868 are to be returned to #Ethiopia thanks to The Scheherazade Foundation, who purchased the items through a UK-based auction house and private dealers.#EthiopiaInUK

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— Ethiopian Embassy UK | #EthiopiaInUK 🇪🇹🇬🇧 (@EthioEmbassyUK) September 8, 2021

Attempts are also made for the return 9 tabots that were looted by the British soldiers during the Expedition to Abyssinia/Battel of Magdala (1868).

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OCP News Service