What: Shield

Where: The National Museum of Ethiopia

Provenance: Strong link to Maqdala through museum labelling

Provenance: A note on the exhibit at the National Museum of Ethiopia says it was restituted by the Kenya National Museum in 1985 by Richard Leakey.

Research by Michael White (2009: 68) suggests it was bought by Captain Edward Roberts at the auction of plunder after the fall of Maqdala. A Captain Edward Roberts of the 4th King’s Own was listed as wounded at the Battle of Aroge in the official record of the campaign written by Captain Henry Hozier.

More research is needed to pin down the details of its journey from Maqdala to Kenya to Addis Ababa.