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The document details various historical artifacts housed in the British Museum, including items from ancient civilizations such as Sumerian, Egyptian, Assyrian, and Roman cultures. Notable pieces include the Rosetta Stone, a gold armlet from the Oxus River, and a ceremonial mask from Sutton Hoo. It highlights the significance of these artifacts, their historical context, and their artistic value.
British Museum. London 1.0w
- 1. British Museum Treasure House of the World First created 21 Dec 2021. Version 1.0 - 14 Feb 2022. Daperro. London. The Main Entrance
- 2. Sumerian 2600 BC Standard of ‘Ur’ is two inlay panels unearthed from the Royal tomb of Ur.
- 3. Golden Helmet. Ur c2400 BC Gold Helmet of King Meskalamdug. C2400 BC. Holes were drilled along the lower edges to enable attachment of an inner helmet. It was discovered in the Royal grave in Ur.
- 4. Neo-Assyrian Doorway c883-859 BC Human headed winged Lion doorway, c883-859 BC, Nimrud.
- 5. Assyrian Lion Hunt c883-859 BC The royal Lion Hunt is regarded as ‘the supreme masterpieces of Assyrian art’.
- 6. Egyptian. Burial of a young man, 5500 year old. A 5500 years old natural mummy of an young man preserved by the dry weather.
- 7. Egyptian Stone Jars. 3100BC
- 8. Egyptian Glass Vessel. 1550 BC Polychrome glass vessel ‘bulti’ (domman Nile) fish. 1550.1292 BC. Amarma. L14.5 cm.
- 9. Egyptian Mummy Wrapping 3200 year old
- 10. Life in Egypt BC 1350 A hunting scene. 1350 BC. Tomb-chapel of Nebamun. Thebes. 10 Jun 2016.
- 11. Life in Ancient Egypt BC 1350 Dancing Girls. 1350 BC. Tomb-chapel of Nebamun. Thebes. 10 Jun 2016.
- 12. The Book of Death BC 1250 Anubis (Jackal Head) tries to balance the heart of the dead with the Law (feather), before the 12 gods on the top.
- 13. Rosetta Stone c196 BC The Rosetta Stone (c196 BC) is a priced item in British Museum collection. Ancient Egyptian writing (hierographic) was translated in Greek and demotic that gave us the key us to translate ancient Egyptian writing.
- 14. Ramesses II C1250 BC
- 15. Oxus River, Persian. c499-300 BC Gold armlet found in today’s Tajikistan. It was intended to protect against demonic powers. C499-300 BC. 12.4x11.7 cm.
- 16. Mosul is a city in Iraq’s North-western region. The famous Hanging Gardens is situated 3 km northeast of the city. This beautiful Ewer was made during the time when the city of Mosul was under the Mongol control. Mosul Art, Iraq. 1232 AD
- 19. Chinese 600-401 BC Dagger Handle. Eastern Zhou 600-401 BC. Gold. The gold handle is very fragile. It was made for display or for placing in a tomb.
- 20. Chinese Negro Boy 7-8C AD Probably a slave boy.
- 21. Chinese cloisonne Enamel Ware c1420
- 22. Japan c1823
- 23. Greek Sophokles 496 BC
- 24. Greek Discobolus 5C BC The head
- 25. Elgin Marbles 447BC Dione and Aphrodite
- 26. Turkey Greek Colony. 390 BC
- 27. Turkish Greek Colony Xanthos. 390BC. In antiquity, the ancient Greek colonies were founded in western Turkey, southern Italy, around the shores of the Black Sea, part of North Africa and southern France. Xanthos was located on the southwestern corner of Turkey today (Lydia). Xanthos
- 28. Turkish Greek Knidos 4-3C BC Cliff top temple in Knidos.
- 29. Etruscan 6C BC Girl’s Head Antefix (decoration of the ends of the eves of the roof). Second half of 6C BC. H 27cm. Painted terra cotta. Etruscan, Ionian Style.
- 30. Roman Bronze BC0027-14AD “Also known as the Meroe Head or Head of Augustus from Meroe is a larger-than-life-Size bronze depicting the first Roman emperor, Augustus, that was found in the ancient Nubian site of Meroe in modern Sudan in 1910. Long admired for its striking appearance and perfect proportions”. It is now part of the British Museum collection. Description from Wikipedia.
- 31. Roman Mosaic at Carthage 375AD
- 32. Sutton Hoo. 7C A reconstruction of the helmet A ceremonial mask helmet – iron crest, bronze eye brows inlaid with silver wire and cut garnets. The helmet is in German style of the time.
- 33. The Royal Gold Cup 1391
- 34. Maya Carving c755-70 AD
- 36. Aztec Masks 1400-1521 AD These are ritual masks. They were in some rituals. 1400-1521 AD
- 37. Aztec Turquoise Serpent 15C-16C
- 38. Easter Island Moai Statue 1000-1600 AD
- 39. Edo State. Benin. 16C AD “It is a very realistic representation of a young woman from the Benin court, who wears a high pointed ukpe- okhue crown of lattice-shaped red coral beads. The eyes and two bands between them are inset with iron.” Wikipedia
- 40. The Central Court of the British Museum is used for a book shop and restaurant. The End Music – Sad Romance Tear - Piano.mp3
Editor's Notes
- #2: British Museum has a “permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. The British Museum was the first public national museum in the world. The Museum was established in 1753, largely based on the collections of the Anglo-Irish physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane. It first opened to the public in 1759, in Montagu House, on the site of the current building. The museum's expansion over the following 250 years was largely a result of British colonisation” Wikipedia.
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