此案涉及的两件青铜器，本来是北京近郊圆明园十二生肖兽首铜像的一部分，1860年遭英法联军掠夺。
The two bronzes at stake were originally part of a fountain head depicting the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac in the Old Summer Palace , or Yuanmingyuan , near Beijing which was looted by British and French troops in 1860 .
圆明园十二生肖兽首铜像