cockerel

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The master of a Cambridge University college has described the return of a looted bronze cockerel to representatives of Nigeria as a "momentous occasion".

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2021

After being looted, the cockerel was given to Jesus College in 1905 by the father of a student.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2021

A statue of a cockerel is one priceless artefact soon to be welcomed home, after Jesus College handed it over to a delegation from Nigeria at a ceremony at Cambridge University on Wednesday.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2021

The sculpture of a cockerel was one of hundreds of Benin Bronzes that were pillaged from the once mighty Kingdom of Benin, located in what is now Nigeria.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2021

Was this the boy in the mask who had strutted like a cockerel ahead of the others across St. Mark’s Square?

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke