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043 Silver Plate Showing Shapur II 1 Jun 2010 Wed, 2 Jun 10 Silver plate showing Sasanian King Shapur II, who ruled Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at power and faith in 4th Century Iran. He describes
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044 Hinton St Mary Mosaic 3 Jun 2010 Thu, 3 Jun 10 Mosaic of one of the earliest known images of Christ. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at this mosaic which was made somewhere around the year 350 and was found on the floor of a
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045 Arabian Bronze Hand 4 Jun 2010 Fri, 4 Jun 10 Life sized bronze hand with writing on the back. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores the religious climate of pre-Islamic Arabia, its wealth of local gods and imported beliefs. The
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046 Gold coins of Abd Al-Malik 7 Jun 2010 Mon, 7 Jun 10 Gold coins from Syria. Neil McGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at how the Syrian capital Damascus was rapidly becoming the centre of a new Islamic empire. He tells the story through
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047 Sutton Hoo helmet 8 Jun 2010 Tue, 8 Jun 10 Helmet found in the grave of an Anglo-Saxon warrior king. Neil McGregor, Director of the British Museum, travels to East Anglia to describe the sensational burial discovery that has been hailed as a Brit
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048 Moche Warrior pot 9 Jun 2010 Wed, 9 Jun 10 Pot in the shape of a kneeling warrior, made by the Moche in South America. Neil McGregor, Director of the British Museum, uncovers what life and culture was like in South America at a time when, a conti
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049 Korean roof tile 10 Jun 2010 Thu, 10 Jun 10 Roof tile with image of an intimidating face intended to scare evil spirits from a house. The tile is from Kyongju, the ancient capital of Korea. Similar tiles were used earlier in China, but once intro
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050 Silk princess painting 11 Jun 2010 Fri, 11 Jun 10 Fragile silk painting telling story of industrial espionage. Neil McGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores the Buddhist kingdom of Khotan, now in Western China, and tells a powerful stor
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051 Maya Relief of Royal Blood-Letting 14 Jun 2010 Mon, 14 Jun 10 Maya temple carving showing a scene of ritual blood-letting. Neil MacGregor, Director of British Museum, looks at a limestone carving showing a king and his wife, who is piercing her t
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052 Harem wall painting fragments 15 Jun 2010 Tue, 15 Jun 10 Portraits from a wall painting of women from the caliphs palace in Samara. Director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor explains what life was really like in the great court in the ancient
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053 Lothair Crystal 16 Jun 2010 Wed, 16 Jun 10 Crystal engraved with images from the Biblical story of Susanna. Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, looks at the Lothair Crystal, made in the mid-9th century and showing scenes of Susanna, w
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054 Statue of Tara 17 Jun 2010 Thu, 17 Jun 10 Statue of female Buddhist deity Tara from Sri Lanka, who represents mercy and compassion. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores what was happening in South Asia during Europe's medieval
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055 Chinese Tang figures 18 Jun 2010 Fri, 18 Jun 10 Ceramic figures from the burial of a Chinese Tang general. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, describes how, around 700 AD, the elite of China's Tang Dynasty chose to leave their mark o
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056 Vale of York Hoard 21 Jun 2010 Mon, 21 Jun 10 Hoard of coins and other items buried in a silver cup. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, examines a great Viking treasure hoard that was discovered by metal detectors in a field in North
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057 Hedwig glass beaker 22 Jun 2010 Tue, 22 Jun 10 Glass beaker from central Europe probably made by a Muslim craftsman. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, examines a glass beaker made in Syria or Egypt at a time when Christians were war
