Masterpieces of the British Museum
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Play S1 E1Detailed looks at selections from the wealth of bounty in the British Museum.
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- 1. The Sutton Hoo HelmetThe 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.CCJun 14, 2006
- 2. The Assyrian Lion Hunt ReliefsAmong the greatest artistic masterpieces of the ancient world, the Assyrian reliefs depict King Ashburnipal in his favoured practice of hunting lions.CCJun 21, 2006
- 3. The Lewis ChessmenAmongst the most appealing objects in the British Museum is a chess set, perhaps made by 12th century Norwegian craftsmen and discovered on a remote beach on the Isle of Lewis in 1831.CCJun 28, 2006
- 4. The Head of IfeThe Benin bronzes and an exquisite bronze head known as the Head of Ife, estimated to be eight hundred years old, caused Europeans to revise completely their cultural assumptions about Africa.CCJul 5, 2006
- 5. Dürer's RhinocerosAlbrecht Dürer's Rhinoceros is one of the most famous works in the British Museum collection. It is also one of the great images of European art--an image that has taken on an iconic status all its own. But what is so special about this simple woodcut of a lumbering, clumsy, Asian animal? Why has it influenced generations of artists, designers and craftsmen?CCJul 12, 2006
- 6. The Aztec Double-Headed SerpentThe turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent is one of the most alluring objects in the British Museum Mexican Gallery. Made over 500 years ago, this icon of Aztec art is admired for its symmetry, beauty and colour. But it is also chilling and disquieting: those perfect curves end in teeth--and those teeth absolutely mean death.CCJul 19, 2006
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