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Masterpieces of the British Museum

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Detailed looks at selections from the wealth of bounty in the British Museum.

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Masterpieces of the British Museum - Head of an Ife King from Nigeria

Series looking at art treasures kept at thr British Museum. An exquisite bronze head caused Europeans to revise their cultural assumptions.

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Masterpieces of the British Museum - The Assyrian Lion Hunt Reliefs

Among the greatest artistic masterpieces of the ancient world, the Assyrian reliefs depict King Ashburnipal in his favoured practice of hunting lions.

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Masterpieces of the British Museum - The Lewis Chessmen

Amongst the most appealing objects in the British Museum is a chess set, perhaps made by 12th century Norwegians and discovered on a beach on the Isle of Lewis.

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Masterpieces of the British Museum - The Sutton Hoo Helmet

The story of the discovery in East Anglia and restoration of the most iconic piece of the Sutton Hoo treasure, Britain's richest ever archaeological find.

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