The Prince and the Plunder

A book on how Britain took one boy and piles of treasures from Ethiopia

State seal – purchase not loot

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Theodore’s seal (purchased not looted) in Ethnological Museum, Berlin Catalogue entry: [Automatic translation] State seal of Abyssinia Gerhard Rohlfs (14.4.1831 – 2.6.1896), collector 1868 Sudan (country / region) historical name: Abyssinia silver Diameter: 4.6 cm Height: 5.5 cm Height: 2 mm (disc) Weight: <2 kg ID No. III A 249 Collection: Ethnological Museum | Africa […]