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| A UK auction house has cancelled the sale of a shield looted from Ethiopia by British soldiers in the 19th Century. The move came after a complaint from the Ethiopian government.. | |
| The artefact was taken during the battle of Magdala in 1868 from what was then known as Abyssinia. | |
| The auction at Anderson & Garland had been scheduled to take place on Thursday in the north-east English city of Newcastle. | |
| “After careful consideration, we’ve taken the decision to withdraw this lot from tomorrow’s auction and have referred the matter back to our vendor for their consideration," a spokeswoman for Anderson & Garland told the British newspaper the Voice. | |
| In a statement to the Reuters news agency, the Ethiopian government said the cancellation of the auction was a "wise decision" and hoped this will lead to a "repatriation process". | |
| The auction house has not specified whether this withdrawal is linked to any requests from the Ethiopian government which has asked for stolen artefacts be returned. | |
| Prior to the sale, the Ethiopian authorities called the auction of the shield "inappropriate and immoral”. | |
| Ethiopia has asked Britain to return numerous items taken during the colonial era. | |
| Last year a lock of hair from a young Ethiopian prince, who died 140 years ago, was returned to his home country. | |
| The prince is buried at Windsor Castle near London, but requests for his body to be returned have been turned down. | |
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| Ethiopia's Prince Alemayehu: Buckingham Palace rejects calls to return royal's body | |
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