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Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Babylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, c1125-1104 BC

Babylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, c1125-1104 BC
Babylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, about 1125-1104 BC. From Sippar, southern Iraq

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: A bust of a warrior in profile to left, 1475-1480. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

A bust of a warrior in profile to left, 1475-1480. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
A bust of a warrior in profile to left, 1475-1480. Found in the Collection of British Museum

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: 14th and 15th Centuries. Two Small. British Museum, 1862

14th and 15th Centuries. Two Small. British Museum, 1862. From The Book of Ornamental Alphabets - Ancient & Mediae val, by F. G. Delamotte. [E. & F. Spon, London, 1862]

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: The Book of the Dead, Papyrus of Ani. The Hall of Judgment, ca 1250 BC

The Book of the Dead, Papyrus of Ani. The Hall of Judgment, ca 1250 BC. Found in the Collection of British Museum

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Christ Conversing with Martha and Mary, ca 1652. Artist: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)

Christ Conversing with Martha and Mary, ca 1652. Artist: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)
Christ Conversing with Martha and Mary, ca 1652. Found in the collection of British Museum

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Wine Vessel: KU, c12th to 3rd century BC, (1936)

Wine Vessel: KU, c12th to 3rd century BC, (1936). Held by the Eumorfopoulos Collection, London. From The Connoisseur, Vol. 97, edited by H. Granville Fell. [International Studio, London, 1936]

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Gautama Buddha at Rajagriha, the Offering of Dust c2nd century

Gautama Buddha at Rajagriha, the Offering of Dust c2nd century. Relief from North West India (Gandhara Style) The Presentation of Dust is told in the Divyavadana

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: St Paul Conversing with Thecla, Ivory Panel from Casket Rome, late 4th century

St Paul Conversing with Thecla, Ivory Panel from Casket Rome, late 4th century. British Museum

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Kylix showing the Labours of Theseus, Athens, c440BC-c430BC. Artist: Codrus Painter

Kylix showing the Labours of Theseus, Athens, c440BC-c430BC. Artist: Codrus Painter
Kylix showing the Labours of Theseus, Athens, c440BC-c430BC. Attributed to the Kodros Painter. Found at Vulci, Italy. Centre shows Theseus and Minotaur. Edges show Theseus fighting

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Greek Vase Painting, Persephone and Hades Banqueting in the Underwold, c430 BC

Greek Vase Painting, Persephone and Hades Banqueting in the Underwold, c430 BC. Artist: Codrus Painter
Greek Vase Painting, Persephone and Hades Banqueting in the Underwold, c430 BC. Attic red-figured Kylix by the Codrus Painter. Held at British Museum

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Ivory Mirror Handle from Enkomi, Cyprus, Bronze Age, c1200BC-c1100 BC

Ivory Mirror Handle from Enkomi, Cyprus, Bronze Age, c1200BC-c1100 BC. Warrior and Griffin Fighting. British Museum

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Maori wood-carving representing an ancestor

Maori wood-carving representing an ancestor, which was carved on the inside of a tribal meeting house. From the British Museums collection

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: The Hawaiian war-god Kukailimoku from Polynesia, 19th century

The Hawaiian war-god Kukailimoku from Polynesia, 19th century
The Hawaiian war-god Kukailimoku, one of the largest surviving wooden figures from Polynesia, presented to the British Museum in 1839

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Late Roman ivory casket, Death of Judas and the Crucifixion, 5th century

Late Roman ivory casket, Death of Judas and the Crucifixion, 5th century
Late Roman ivory casket; one of four panels; depicting the Death of Judas and the Crucifixion, c420-430. From the British Museums collection

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Limestone stela with a dedication to Baal, from Carthage, north Africa, 2nd-1st century BC

Limestone stela with a dedication to Baal, from Carthage, north Africa, 2nd-1st century BC
Limestone stela with a dedication to Baal, from Carthage, north Africa (modern Tunisia), 2nd-1st century BC. This stela comes from a religious precinct known as the tophet at Carthage

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Egyptian papyrus of the cat of Ra killing Apophis the snake of evil

Egyptian papyrus of the cat of Ra killing Apophis the snake of evil
An image of the cat of Ra killing Apophis the snake of evil, from the papyrus of Hunefer, from the British Museums collection

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Fowling in the marshes: wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC

Fowling in the marshes: wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC
Fowling in the marshes: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no. 10), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Weighing of the heart of the deceased against the feather of truth from the Egyptian Book of the Dea

Weighing of the heart of the deceased against the feather of truth from the Egyptian Book of the Dea
Weighing of the heart of the deceased (Anhai) against the feather of truth by Anubis. Ammut waits to devour the heart if not justified. Thoth, on the left, records the verdict

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: The Music Lesson, a Roman wall-painting from Herculaneum buried in the eruption of Vesuvius

The Music Lesson, a Roman wall-painting from Herculaneum buried in the eruption of Vesuvius, from the British Museums collection

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Romano-Celtic bronze statuette of a deity, 3rd century

Romano-Celtic bronze statuette of a deity, 3rd century. Found in Southbroom, Devizes, Wiltshire. The figure is markedly native in style. From the British Museums collection

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC

Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Glazed terracotta tile, Neo-Assyrian, from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, c883-c859 BC

Glazed terracotta tile, Neo-Assyrian, from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, c883-c859 BC. This glazed tile, along with the stone reliefs, was part of the decorative scheme of the royal palace

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Greenstone seal of Adda, Akkadian, about 2300-2200 BC, from Mesopotamia

Greenstone seal of Adda, Akkadian, about 2300-2200 BC, from Mesopotamia. Akkadian religious cylinder-seal showing various gods

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Babylonian clay tablet with Geometrical Problems

Babylonian clay tablet with Geometrical Problems
Babylonian Clay table with Geometrical problems in cuniform script, from the British Museums collection.Babylonian clay tablet with Geometrical problems in cuniform script

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Cavalry combat helmet, Roman Britain, from Witcham Gravel, Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1st century AD

Cavalry combat helmet, Roman Britain, from Witcham Gravel, Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1st century AD
Cavalry combat helmet made of iron and bronze, Roman Britain, from Witcham Gravel, Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1st century AD. From the British Museums collection

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: The British Museum - Nineveh Sculptures: Mask of Rabshakah, the King's Cupbearer, 1857

The British Museum - Nineveh Sculptures: Mask of Rabshakah, the King's Cupbearer, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The British Museum - Nineveh Sculptures: Mask of Rabshakah, the King's Cupbearer, 1857. Detail of a bas-relief from the South West Palace, the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: The Chinese beauty Yang Guifei, ca 1810-1815. Creator: Eishi

The Chinese beauty Yang Guifei, ca 1810-1815. Creator: Eishi
The Chinese beauty Yang Guifei, ca 1810-1815. Found in the Collection of the British Museum

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Femme nue enlevant sa chemise, ca 1717. Creator: Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721)

Femme nue enlevant sa chemise, ca 1717. Creator: Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721)
Femme nue enlevant sa chemise, ca 1717. Found in the collection of British Museum

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Facade of the new British Museum, 1845. Creator: Ebenezer Landells

Facade of the new British Museum, 1845. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Facade of the new British Museum, 1845. The newly extended building in Bloomsbury, London. The design of the New British Museum...has certainly not been spared by the architectural critic of

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Present state of the British Museum, 1845. Creator: Ebenezer Landells

Present state of the British Museum, 1845. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Present state of the British Museum, 1845. Entrance gate of the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London. The New Museum will occupy a site further north than its predecessor;

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: New room at the British Museum, 1845. Creator: Unknown

New room at the British Museum, 1845. Creator: Unknown
New room at the British Museum, 1845. Visitors in the western wing of the British Museum in London, recently opened to the public:though the articles in the cases are scarcely yet arranged

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Satyr, British Museum, 1869-72. Creator: Stephen Thompson

Satyr, British Museum, 1869-72. Creator: Stephen Thompson
Satyr, British Museum, 1869-72

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: The Lycian Saloon, British Museum, 1850s. Creator: Roger Fenton

The Lycian Saloon, British Museum, 1850s. Creator: Roger Fenton
The Lycian Saloon, British Museum, 1850s

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: The Megatherium, British Museum, 1850s. Creator: Roger Fenton

The Megatherium, British Museum, 1850s. Creator: Roger Fenton
The Megatherium, British Museum, 1850s

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: The Temple Collection of Antiquities, 1850s. Creator: Roger Fenton

The Temple Collection of Antiquities, 1850s. Creator: Roger Fenton
The Temple Collection of Antiquities, 1850s

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Vertumnus and Pomona, c. 1527. Creator: Perino del Vaga (1501-1547)

Vertumnus and Pomona, c. 1527. Creator: Perino del Vaga (1501-1547)
Vertumnus and Pomona, c. 1527. Found in the Collection of British Museum

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Sir H. Sloane, (1660-1753), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sir H. Sloane, (1660-1753), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir H. Sloane, (1660-1753), 1830. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) Irish physician, naturalist and collector whose donations founded the British Museum

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: A. Gifford D. D. (1700-1784), 1830. Creator: Unknown

A. Gifford D. D. (1700-1784), 1830. Creator: Unknown
A. Gifford D.D. (1700-1784), 1830. Andrew Gifford (1700-1784) English Baptist minister and numismatist, fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: The British Museum, London, c1910. Creator: Unknown

The British Museum, London, c1910. Creator: Unknown
The British Museum, London, c1910. The British Museum in Holborn houses an internationally important collection. It was established in 1753. Postcard. [Valentines Series]

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Allegory of Abundance. Creator: Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574)

Allegory of Abundance. Creator: Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574)
Allegory of Abundance. Found in the Collection of British Museum

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: The British Museum, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode

The British Museum, c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode
The British Museum, c1900s. The British Museum in London was built in 1823-1852 in a Classical style to designs by Sir Robert Smirke, to house the growing national collection

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Sir Antonio Panizzi, 1881. Creator: Unknown

Sir Antonio Panizzi, 1881. Creator: Unknown
Sir Antonio Panizzi, 1881. From " The Leisure Hour 1881", by. [The Religious Tract Society, London, 1881]

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: British Museum, London, c1900s. Creator: Unknown

British Museum, London, c1900s. Creator: Unknown
British Museum, London, c1900s. The British Museum in Bloomsbury, central London, was originally established by Sir Hans Sloane in 1759

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: British Museum, c1753-1810, (1925). Creator: Unknown

British Museum, c1753-1810, (1925). Creator: Unknown
British Museum, c1753-1810, (1925). Montagu House in Bloomsbury site of the British museum with exhibits widely sourced during the era of the British Empire

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Colonnaded Front of the British Museum on the Site of the Old Montague House, c1935

Colonnaded Front of the British Museum on the Site of the Old Montague House, c1935. The British Museum in Bloomsbury, central London, was originally established by Sir Hans Sloane in 1759

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Novel View of the British Museum Surrounded By The Massed Trees of Bloomsbury, c1935

Novel View of the British Museum Surrounded By The Massed Trees of Bloomsbury, c1935. Aerial view of the neoclassical buildings of the British Museum, with the trees of Russell Square Gardens beyond

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: Wedgewood vase, 1786, (1950). Pegasus Vase Creator: Shirley Markham

Wedgewood vase, 1786, (1950). Pegasus Vase Creator: Shirley Markham
Wedgewood vase, 1786, (1950). The Pegasus Vase, made of jasper ware with applied white reliefs, and Pegasus or winged-horse finial on the lid. Produced by the Wedgwood factory

Background imageBritish Museum Collection: The Royal Gold Cup, (late 19th century). Creator: Unknown

The Royal Gold Cup, (late 19th century). Creator: Unknown
The Royal Gold Cup, (late 19th century). Medieval solid gold cup. The lid is decorated in basse taille enamel with scenes of the martyrdom of St Agnes



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