![Qatari sheikh's rare ivory mask, stolen from Benin City by the British, is one of five on public display—none in Nigeria Qatari sheikh's rare ivory mask, stolen from Benin City by the British, is one of five on public display—none in Nigeria](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cxgd3urn/production/769733224884ded047392441e21874af5b5a7652-1089x1772.jpg?w=1920&h=3124&fit=crop&auto=format)
Qatari sheikh's rare ivory mask, stolen from Benin City by the British, is one of five on public display—none in Nigeria
![Nigeria: Ivory pendant mask of a queen mother, Benin Kingdom, mid-16th century. The Benin Empire (1440–1897) was a pre-colonial African state in what is now modern Nigeria. It is not to be Nigeria: Ivory pendant mask of a queen mother, Benin Kingdom, mid-16th century. The Benin Empire (1440–1897) was a pre-colonial African state in what is now modern Nigeria. It is not to be](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/3eea099a9a8c4cf78ba55dbc0b43aa1b/2b010x1.jpg)
Nigeria: Ivory pendant mask of a queen mother, Benin Kingdom, mid-16th century. The Benin Empire (1440–1897) was a pre-colonial African state in what is now modern Nigeria. It is not to be
![Qatari sheikh's rare ivory mask, stolen from Benin City by the British, is one of five on public display—none in Nigeria Qatari sheikh's rare ivory mask, stolen from Benin City by the British, is one of five on public display—none in Nigeria](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cxgd3urn/production/e5cbfe871a1cd8d6fef45b50c35f1eccc7ec08df-888x1058.png?w=1920&h=2288&fit=crop&auto=format)