cockerel

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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

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

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2021

Jesus College's bronze cockerel, donated by a parent of a student, took pride of place in the college dining hall.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2021

A bronze cockerel kept at Cambridge University that had been looted in a British raid on what is now Nigeria will be handed back this month.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2021

Mermaid clouds drifted over the glebe, over the cockerel tree, over the Malvern Hills.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell