London, United Kingdom
Treasures of the British Museum
Twelve objects that changed how we understand the world.
12 works in this walk
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1The Rosetta Stone
Ptolemaic Egypt · 196 BC
Room 4
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2Bust of Ramesses II
Ancient Egypt · c. 1250 BC
Room 4
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3The Lamassu
Assyrian · c. 713 BC
Room 10
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4The Parthenon Sculptures
Pheidias (attr.) · 447–432 BC
Room 18
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5Hoa Hakananai'a
Rapa Nui · c. 1000 AD
Room 24
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6The Lewis Chessmen
Norse · c. 1150 AD
Room 40
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7The Sutton Hoo Helmet
Anglo-Saxon · c. 625 AD
Room 41
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8Lindow Man
Iron Age Britain · c. 1st century AD
Room 50
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9The Oxus Treasure
Achaemenid Persia · 5th–4th century BC
Room 52
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10The Flood Tablet
Ancient Mesopotamia · c. 700 BC
Room 55
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11The Portland Vase
Roman · c. 1–25 AD
Room 70
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12The Great Wave
Katsushika Hokusai · c. 1831
Room 90
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