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'Extraordinary' golden lamb's head pillaged in 1874 from what is now Ghana remains hidden in officers' mess The Royal Artillery is facing criticism after...
'Extraordinary' golden lamb's head pillaged in 1874 from what is now Ghana remains hidden in officers' mess
The Royal Artillery is facing criticism after it emerged they are refusing public access to an "extraordinary object" looted by the British army in the 19th century from the Asante people in modern-day Ghana.
The glistening golden ram's head would seemingly be worthy of any museum, but it remains hidden within the regiment's mess at Larkhill in Wiltshire.
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🔗 Published by The Guardian · 24 February 2026
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