The Spoils

Although she loved history, Efosa always felt a tinge of guilt whenever she walked through a museum. The knowledge that so many pieces had been stolen from ancient peoples weighed heavily on her. She had been forced to come to the museum by her creative block. She only had a month left before the designs for her latest jewellery collection were due and she desperately needed inspiration.  So when she saw saw the mural depicting a woman crying blood, she did not think much of it. However, she did find it odd that the tour guide made no mention of the bright red tears. He simply noted that the woman’s hair and dress were typical of the time period, and then they moved on. “These stone statues...View all