British Museum noted : “So reluctant were they to believe that the people of Ife, 600 years ago, were ‘capable’ of making something of this quality, that they invented all kinds of tall tales (like they had with the ‘Benin Bronzes’) about them being made by Europeans,” “This head, in other words, has been a powerful challenge to common assumptions about cultural hierarchy, pulling the wool from the eyes of Western complacency about its own ‘artistic superiority’”

guardian-ng Wednesday, May 6, 2020 12:57:00 PM EAT

British Museum said : “It was as if the whole genre of ancient Mesopotamian writing was represented in one shipment: an entire collection ready for a single uninformed buyer. But it was immediately clear that there was a problem; not one of the objects was ancient”

msn-uk Tuesday, May 5, 2020 2:54:00 AM EAT

British Museum said : “The fakes will instead now be used for teaching and training purposes and a selection will go on display for a short period at the British Museum when it reopens”

msn-uk Tuesday, May 5, 2020 2:54:00 AM EAT

British Museum replied : "Whoops! Thanks for pointing this out"

bbc Thursday, April 30, 2020 3:21:00 PM EAT

British Museum said ( about John Moores ) : "Staying at home doesn't mean you miss out on visiting our museum. Thanks to public feedback on what people would like to see while our doors are temporarily closed, we've created a virtual tour of the World Cultures gallery with our friends at John Moores University"

xinhuanet_en Friday, March 27, 2020 2:34:00 AM EAT

British Museum said : “the sculptures are part of everyone’s shared heritage and transcend cultural boundaries”

thenational Wednesday, February 19, 2020 2:41:00 PM EAT

British Museum said : “the sculptures are part of everyone’s shared heritage and transcend cultural boundaries”

kathimerini-en Friday, January 31, 2020 2:55:00 AM EAT

British Museum said : “the sculptures are part of everyone’s shared heritage and transcend cultural boundaries”

cyprus-mail Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:30:00 PM EAT

British Museum said : "the sculptures are part of everyone's shared heritage and transcend cultural boundaries"

wsau Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:01:00 PM EAT

British Museum said : “the sculptures are part of everyone’s shared heritage and transcend cultural boundaries”

in-cyprus Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:00:00 PM EAT

British Museum noted : “So reluctant were they to believe that the people of Ife, 600 years ago, were ‘capable’ of making something of this quality, that they invented all kinds of tall tales (like they had with the ‘Benin Bronzes’) about them being made by Europeans,” “This head, in other words, has been a powerful challenge to common assumptions about cultural hierarchy, pulling the wool from the eyes of Western complacency about its own ‘artistic superiority’”

guardian-ng Wednesday, May 6, 2020 12:57:00 PM EAT

British Museum said : “It was as if the whole genre of ancient Mesopotamian writing was represented in one shipment: an entire collection ready for a single uninformed buyer. But it was immediately clear that there was a problem; not one of the objects was ancient”

msn-uk Tuesday, May 5, 2020 2:54:00 AM EAT

British Museum said : “The fakes will instead now be used for teaching and training purposes and a selection will go on display for a short period at the British Museum when it reopens”

msn-uk Tuesday, May 5, 2020 2:54:00 AM EAT

British Museum replied : "Whoops! Thanks for pointing this out"

bbc Thursday, April 30, 2020 3:21:00 PM EAT

British Museum said ( about John Moores ) : "Staying at home doesn't mean you miss out on visiting our museum. Thanks to public feedback on what people would like to see while our doors are temporarily closed, we've created a virtual tour of the World Cultures gallery with our friends at John Moores University"

xinhuanet_en Friday, March 27, 2020 2:34:00 AM EAT

British Museum said : “the sculptures are part of everyone’s shared heritage and transcend cultural boundaries”

thenational Wednesday, February 19, 2020 2:41:00 PM EAT

British Museum said : “the sculptures are part of everyone’s shared heritage and transcend cultural boundaries”

kathimerini-en Friday, January 31, 2020 2:55:00 AM EAT

British Museum said : “the sculptures are part of everyone’s shared heritage and transcend cultural boundaries”

cyprus-mail Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:30:00 PM EAT

British Museum said : "the sculptures are part of everyone's shared heritage and transcend cultural boundaries"

wsau Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:01:00 PM EAT

British Museum said : “the sculptures are part of everyone’s shared heritage and transcend cultural boundaries”

in-cyprus Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:00:00 PM EAT