A History of the World in 100 Objects - Dr Neil MacGregor [257]
44 Hinton St Mary Mosaic H: 810 cm / W: 520 cm 1965,0409.1
45 Arabian bronze hand H: 18.5 cm / W: 11 cm / D :2.6 cm 1983, 0626.2
46 Gold coins of Abd al-Malik W: 1.9 cm 1874, 0706.1
47 Sutton Hoo helmet H: 31.8 cm / W: 21.5 cm 1939,1010.93
48 Moche warrior pot H: 22.5 cm / W: 13.6 cm / D: 13.2 cm Am,P.1
49 Korean roof tile H: 28 cm / W: 22.5 / D: 6 cm 1992,0615.24
50 Silk Princess painting H: 12 cm / W: 46 cm / D: 2.2 cm 1907,1111.73
51 Maya relief of royal blood-letting H: 109 cm / W: 78 cm / D: 6 cm Am1923,Maud.4
52 Harem wall-painting fragments H: 14.4 cm / W: 10.2 cm / D: 3 cm OA+.10621
H: 11 cm / W: 10.5 cm / D: 2.7 cm OA+.1062
53 Lothair Crystal W: 18.6 cm / D: 1.3 cm 1855,1201.5
54 Statue of Tara H: 143 cm / W: 44 cm / D:29.5 cm 1830,0612.4
55 Chinese Tang tomb figures Tallest H: 107.7 cm / W: 49 cm / D 25 cm 1936,1012.220–229 and 1936,1012.231 –232
56 Vale of York hoard cup H: 9.2 cm / W: 12 cm 2009,4133.77–693
2009,8023.1–76
57 Hedwig glass beaker H: 14.3 cm / W: 13.9 cm 1959,0414.1
58 Japanese bronze mirror W: 11 cm 1927,1014.2
59 Borobudur Buddha head H: 33 cm / W: 26 cm / D: 29 cm 1859,1228.176
60 Kilwa pot sherds Largest
H: 12.5 cm / W: 14 cm / D: 2.5 cm OA+ .916
61 Lewis Chessmen Tallest H: 10.3 cm 1831,1101.78-144
62 Hebrew astrolabe H: 11 cm / W: 9 cm / D: 2.1 cm 1893,0616.3
63 Ife head H: 35 cm / W:12.5 cm / D: 15 cm Af1939,34.1
64 The David Vases H: 63.6 cm PDF,B.613 -4
65 Taino ritual seat H. 22 cm / W. 14 cm / D: 44cm 1949,22.118
66 Holy Thorn Reliquary H: 30 cm / W: 14.2 cm / D: 6.8 cm WB.67
67 Icon of ‘The Triumph of Orthodoxy’ H: 37.8 cm / W: 31.4 cm / D: 5.3 cm 1988,0411.1
68 Shiva and Parvati sculpture H: 184.2 cm / W: 119.4 cm / D: 32 cm 1872,0701.70
69 Sculpture of Huastec goddess H: 150 cm / W: 57 cm / D: 14 cm Am,+.7001
70 Hoa Hakananai’a Easter Island statue H: 242 cm/ W: 100 cm / D: 55 cm Oc1869,1005.1
71 Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent H: 45.5 cm / W: 61.5 cm 1949,0409,0.86
72 Ming banknote H: 34 cm / W: 22.2 cm CIB,EA.260
73 Inca gold llama H. 6.3 cm/ W. 1.5cm / D. 5.5 cm Am1921,0721.1
74 Jade dragon cup H: 6.4 cm / W: 19.4 cm 1959, 1120.1
75 Dürer’s Rhinoceros H:24.8 cm / W:31.7 cm 1895,0122.714
76 Mechanical galleon H: 104 cm / W:78.5 cm / D: 20.3 cm 1866,1030.1
77 Benin plaque: the Oba with Europeans H: 43.5 cm / W: 41 cm / D: 10.7 cm Af1898,0115.23
78 Double-headed serpent H: 20.5 cm / W: 43.5 cm / D: 5 cm Am1894,-.634
79 Kakiemon elephants H: 35.5 cm / H: 44 cm / D: 14.5 cm 1980,0325.1-2
80 Pieces of eight W: 4 cm 1920,0907.382
1950,0805.1
1956,0604.1
1990,0920.31,
1991,0102.61
1906,1103.1951
81 Shi’a religious parade standard H: 127 cm / W: 26.7 cm / D: 4.5 cm 1888,0901.16-17
82 Miniature of a Mughal prince H: 24.5 cm / W: 12.2 cm 1920,0917,0.4
83 Shadow puppet of Bima H: 74.5 cm / W: 43 cm As1859,1228.675
84 Mexican codex map H: 50 cm / W: 77 cm Am2006,Drg.22070
85 Reformation centenary broadsheet H: 28.4 cm / W: 34.7 cm 1880,0710.299
86 Akan drum H: 41 cm / D: 28 cm Am,SLMisc.1368
87 Hawaiian feather helmet H: 37 cm / W: 15 cm / D: 30 cm Oc, HAW.108
88 North American buckskin map H: 126 cm / W: 100 cm Am2003,19.3
89 Australian bark shield H: 97 cm / W: 29 cm Oc1978,Q.839
90 Jade bi W: 15 cm / D: 1 cm 1937,0416.140
91 Ship’s chronometer from HMS Beagle H: 17.6 cm / W: 20.8 cm / D: 20.8 cm 1958, 1006.1957
92 Early Victorian tea set Tallest H: 14.4 cm / W: 17.5 cm / 10.7 cm 1909,1201.108
93 Hokusai’s The Great Wave H: 25.8 cm / W: 37.9 cm 2008,3008.1
94 Sudanese slit drum H: 80 cm / W: 271 cm / D: 60 cm Af1937,1108.1
95 Suffragette-defaced penny W: 3.1 cm 1991,0733.1
96 Russian revolutionary plate W: 24.8 cm / D: 2.87 cm 1990, 0506.1
97 Hockney’s In the Dull Village H: 35 cm / W: 22.5 cm 1981,1212.8.8
98 Throne of Weapons H: 101 cm / W: 61 cm Af2002,01.1
99 Credit card H: 4.5 cm / W: 8.5 cm 2009,4128.2
100 Solar-powered lamp and charger H: 17 cm / W: 12.5 cm / D: 13 cm
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