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Treasures of the British Museum
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Description
Illustrated with 145 colour and 150 black and white photographs, this is both a valuable record of a unique institution and a fascinating keepsake for visitors.
Contents
Preface
Introduction by the Director, Sir David Wilson
TREASURE
1. Treaure trove
2. The treasure of the river Oxus
3. Turquoise mosaics from the Aztec Empire
BURIED CIVILIZATIONS
4. Amelia Edwards and the Egypt Exploration Society
5. Excavations at Nimrod
6. The Rosetta Stone and the decipherment of hieroglyphs
7. The fourth-century Hinton St Mary mosaic pavement
SCULPTURE
8. The bust of Ramesses the Great and Giovanni Belzoni
9. The Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal
10. The Townley Collection of classical sculpture
11. "Hindoo" Stuart and the bridge collection of Indian sculpture
12. The Bodhisattva Tara
13. Hoa-Haka-Nana-Ia ("Breaking Wave"): A statue from Easter Island
14. The "Roubiliac Shakespeare" and the actor David Garrick
VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY
15. Captain James Cook
TEMPLES AND TOMBS
16. Death in Egypt
17. The discovery of the Royal Cemetery at Ur
18. Canon Greenwell and the "Folkton Drums"
19. The Rillaton Gold Cup
20. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus: One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
21. Lord Elgin and the sculptures of the Parthenon
22. The monument of Julius Classicianus, Procurator of Britain
23.
Product details
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 240
- Release Date:
- 1985-07-01
- Publication Date:
- 1985-07-01
- Publisher:
- British Museum Press
- Languages:
- Published: English, Original: English
- ISBN10:
- 0714120332
- Weight:
- 1275 g
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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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