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British Museum's looted ewer set for return to Ghana on long-term loan

The 14th-century, English-made Asante Ewer was seized from the royal palace in Kumasi in 1896 and has been held by the British Museum ever since

Martin Bailey
2 December 2025
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The current display in the York Army Museum with the Asante Ewer in the centre. An 1884 photograph of the ewer in the courtyard of the royal palace in Kumasi is in the background Photo: © The Art Newspaper
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