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Near East, 3rd to 7th century AD (New York, 2006)

44. Hinton St Mary Mosaic

Petts, David, Christianity in Roman Britain (Stroud, 2003)

Mattingly, David, An Imperial Possession: Britain in the Roman Empire (London, 2007)

45. Arabian Bronze Hand

Gunter, A. C. (ed.), Caravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade (Washington, 2005)

Simpson, St John, Queen of Sheba: Treasures from Ancient Yemen (London, 2002)

46. Gold Coins of Abd al-Malik

Crone, P., and M. Hinds, God’s Caliph: Religious Authority in the First Centuries of Islam (Cambridge, 2003)

Robinson, Chase F., Abd al-Malik (Oxford, 2005)

47. Sutton Hoo Helmet

Carver, Martin, Sutton Hoo: Burial Ground of Kings (London, 2000)

Campbell, James, The Anglo Saxons (London, 1991)

Marzinzik, Sonja, The Sutton Hoo Helmet (London, 2007)

48. Moche Warrior Pot

Bawden, G., The Moche (Cambridge, 1999)

Bourget, S., and K. L. Jones (eds.), The Art and Archaeology of the Moche (Austin, 2008)

49. Korean Roof Tile

Nelson, Sarah Milledge, The Archaeology of Korea (Cambridge, 1993)

Portal, Jane, Korea: Art and Archaeology (London, 2000)

Seth, Michael J., A Concise History of Korea: From the Neolithic Period to the Nineteenth Century (Lanham, 2006)

50. Silk Princess Painting

Baumer, Christoph, The Southern Silk Road: In the Steps of Sir Aurel Stein and Sven Hedin (Bangkok, 2000)

Vainker, S., Chinese Silk: A Cultural History (London, 2004)

51. Maya Relief of Royal Blood-letting

Grube, Nilolai, and Simon Martin, Chronicle of the Mayan Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya (London, 2008)

Freidel, David, and Linda Schele, A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya (London, 1990)

52. Harem Wall-painting Fragments

Irwin, Robert, The Arabian Nights: A Companion (London: 2009)

Robinson, C. F., A Medieval Islamic City Reconsidered: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Samarra (Oxford, 2001)

53. Lothair Crystal

Kornbluth, Genevra, Engraved Gems of the Carolingian Empire (Pennsylvania, 1995)

McKitterick, Rosamund, The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians 751–987 (London/New York, 1983)

54. Statue of Tara

Thapar, Romila, The Penguin History of Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300 (London, 2002)

De Silva, K. M., A History of Sri Lanka (Berkeley, 1981)

55. Chinese Tang Tomb Figures

Michaelson, Carol, and Jane Portal, Chinese Art in Detail (London, 2006)

Benn, Charles, China’s Golden Age: Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty (Westport, 2002)

56. Vale of York Hoard

Ager, B., and G. Williams, The Vale of York Hoard (London, 2010)

Holman, Katherine, The Northern Conquest: Vikings in Britain and Ireland (Oxford, 2002)

Graham-Campbell, J., and G. Williams (ed.), Silver Economy in the Viking Age (California, 2007)

57. Hedwig Glass Beaker

Klaniczay, Gabor, Holy Rulers and Blessed Princesses: Dynastic Cults in Medieval Central Europe (Cambridge, 2002)

Riley-Smith, Jonathan, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades (Oxford, 2001)

58. Japanese Bronze Mirror

Morris, Ivan, World of the Shining Prince (New York, 1994)

Shikibu, Murasaki, et al., Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan (New York, 2003)

59. Borobudur Buddha Head

Grabsky, P., The Lost Temple of Java (London, 1999)

Lockard, C., Southeast Asia in World History (Oxford, 2009)

60. Kilwa Pot Sherds

Horton, M. C., and J. Middleton, The Swahili (Oxford, 2000)

Mitchell, P., African Connections: Archaeological Perspectives on Africa and the Wider World (Maryland, 2005)

61. Lewis Chessmen

Robinson, James, The Lewis Chessmen (London, 2004)

McDonald, Andrew R., The Kingdom of the Isles: Scotland’s Western Seaboard c.1100 – c.1336 (Edinburgh, 1997)

62. Hebrew Astrolabe

Lowney, Chris, A Vanished World: Muslims, Christians and Jews in Medieval Spain (Oxford, 2005)

Webster, Roderick and Marjorie, Western Astrolabes (Chicago, 1998)

63. Ife Head

Davidson, Basil, West Africa before the Colonial Era (London/New York, 1998)

Platte, Editha, Bronze Head from Ife (London, 2010)

64. The David Vases

Carswell, John, Blue & White: Chinese Porcelain Around the World (London,

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