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028 Basse Yutz Flagons 24 Feb 2010 Wed, 24 Feb 10 The Basse Yutz Flagons - two bronze drinking flagons made by the Celts in Northern Europe 2,500 years ago and considered to be the most important and earliest examples of Celtic art. Writer Jonathan M
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029 Olmec Stone Mask 25 Feb 2010 Thu, 25 Feb 10 A stone face made by Olmecs, the first Central American culture to build cities and develop writing. As the Parthenon was being created in Greece and the Persians were expanding the world's biggest empi
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030 Chinese bronze bell 26 Feb 2010 Fri, 26 Feb 10 A Chinese bell which plays different notes when hit in different places. Confucius believed in a society that worked in harmony. How do his teachings go down in China today? Neil MacGregor, Director
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031 Coin with head of Alexander 17 May 2010 Mon, 17 May 10 Coin showing Alexander the Great, issued by one of his successors. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, tells the story of Alexander the Great through a small silver coin that was
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032 Pillar of Ashoka 18 May 2010 Tue, 18 May 10 A fragment from a pillar edict of Indian ruler Ashoka. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at how Ashoka turned his back on violence and plunder to promote the ethical codes inspired b
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033 Rosetta Stone 19 May 2010 Wed, 19 May 10 Ancient Egyptian stela with text in Greek, heiroglyphs and demotic. The Rosetta Stone is one of the British Museums best known objects and a valuable key to the decipherment of hieroglyphs. Neil MacGregor,
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034 Chinese Han lacquer cup 20 May 2010 Thu, 20 May 10 A lacquer cup made on the orders of the Chinese Han dynasty emperor. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, tells the story of the cup, most probably given by the emperor to one of his m
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037 North American Otter Pipe 25 May 2010 Tue, 25 May 10 Stone pipe shaped as an otter and used in ritual tobacco-smoking. The pipe is one of hundreds shaped as animals that were found in huge mounds in present-day Ohio. Neil MacGregor, Director of t
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035 Head of Augustus 21 May 2010 Fri, 21 May 10 Head of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at one of the worlds most famous rulers, whose powerful, God-like status is brilliantly enshrined in a 20
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036 Warren Cup 24 May 2010 Mon, 24 May 10 A silver cup that offers a rare glimpse into the world of sexual love in ancient Rome. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at the Warren cup, which features such explicit images of homosexua
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038 Ceremonial Ballgame Belt 26 May 2010 Wed, 26 May 10 A ceremonial stone belt from central America. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at the ceremonial version of the leather and fibre padding used in an ancient ball game - the
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039 Admonitions Scroll 27 May 2010 Thu, 27 May 10 Chinese scroll with advice for palace ladies on correct behaviour. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores this eleven foot painting based on a poem, which attempted to define the pro
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040 Hoxne pepper pot 28 May 2010 Fri, 28 May 10 A silver pepper pot from a Roman treasure hoard found buried in England. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at how the elite of Roman Britain sustained their appetite for luxury goods
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041 Seated Buddha of Gandhara 31 May 2010 Mon, 31 May 10 One of the earliest images of the seated Buddha. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at how Buddhism set about creating the classic image to represent the real life Buddha, wh
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042 Gold Coin of Kumaragupta I Tue, 1 Jun 10 Gold coin from the Gupta empire, showing a goddess and a horse. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores the Hindu images of gods and goddesses that can be found on coins from the Gupta emp