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Authors: Neil MacGregor
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1–75
| 76 Mechanical galleon | made: Augsburg, Germany |
| 77 Benin plaque: the Oba with Europeans | found: Benin, Nigeria |
| 78 Double-headed serpent | made: Mexico |
| 79 Kakiemon elephants | made: Japan |
| 80 Pieces of eight | minted: Potosí, Bolivia |
| 81 Shi’a religious parade standard | made: Iran |
| 82 Miniature of a Mughal prince | made: India |
| 83 Shadow puppet of Bima | found: Java, Indonesia |
| 84 Mexican codex map | made: Tlaxcala, Mexico |
| 85 Reformation centenary broadsheet | made: Leipzig, Germany |
| 86 Akan drum | found: Virginia, USA |
| 87 Hawaiian feather helmet | made: Hawaii, USA |
| 88 North American buckskin map | made: midwestern USA |
| 89 Australian bark shield | found: Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| 90 Jade bi | made: Beijing, China |
| 91 Ship’s chronometer from HMS Beagle | made: London, England |
| 92 Early Victorian tea set | made: Staffordshire, England |
| 93 Hokusai’s The Great Wave | made: Japan |
| 94 Sudanese slit drum | made: central Africa |
| 95 Suffragette-defaced penny | made: England |
| 96 Russian revolutionary plate | made: St Petersburg, Russia |
| 97 Hockney’s In the Dull Village | made: England |
| 98 Throne of Weapons | made: Maputo, Mozambique |
| 99 Credit card | issued from: United Arab Emirates |
| 100 Solar-powered lamp and charger | made: Shenzhen, Guandong, China |
| | Object | Dimensions | Inventory No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mummy of Hornedjitef | H : 194.5 cm / W : 60 cm | .6678 |
| 2 | Olduvai stone chopping tool | H : 9.3 cm / W : 8.1 cm / D : 7.2 cm | 1934,1214.1 |
| 3 | Olduvai handaxe | H : 23.8 cm / W : 10 cm / D : 5 cm | 1934,1214.49 |
| 4 | Swimming reindeer | H : 3 cm / W : 20.7 cm / D : 2.7 cm | Palart.550 |
| 5 | Clovis spear point | H : 2.9 cm / W : 8.5 cm / D : 0.7 cm | 1962,1206.137 |
| 6 | Bird-shaped pestle | H :36.2 cm/ W :15 cm / D :15 cm | Oc1908,0423.1 |
| 7 | Ain Sakhri lovers figurine | H : 10.8 cm / W : 6.2 cm / D : 3.8 cm | 1958,1007.1 |
| 8 | Egyptian clay model of cattle | H : 10 cm / W : 30 cm / D : 15.3 cm | 1901,1012.6 |
| 9 | Maya maize god statue | H : 90 cm / W : 54 cm / D : 36 cm | Am1923,Maud.8 |
| 10 | Jomon pot | H : 15 cm / W : 17 cm | OA+.20 |
| 11 | King Den’s sandal label | H : 4.5 cm / W : 5.4 cm | 1922,0728.2 |
| 12 | Standard of Ur | H : 21.5 cm / W : 12 cm / D : 49.5 cm | 1928,1010.3 |
| 13 | Indus seal | H : 2.4 cm / W : 2.5 cm / D : 1.4 cm | 1892, 1210.1 |
| 14 | Jade axe | H : 21.2 cm / W : 8.12 cm / D : 1.9 cm | 1901, 0206.1 |
| 15 | Early writing tablet | H : 9.4 cm / W : 6.8 cm / D : 2.3 cm | 1989,0130.4 |
| 16 | Flood Tablet | H : 15 cm / W : 13 cm / D : 3 cm | K.3375 |
| 17 | Rhind Mathematical Papyrus | H : 32 cm / W : 295.5 cm | 1865,0218.2 (large piece) |
| H : 32 cm / W : 119.5 cm | 1865,0218.3 (small piece) | ||
| 18 | Minoan Bull-leaper | H : 11.1 cm / W : 4.7 cm / D : 15 cm | 1966,0328.1 |
| 19 | Mold gold cape | H : 23.5 cm / W : 46.5 cm / D : 28 cm | 1836,0902.1 |
| 20 | Statue of Ramesses II | H : 266.8 cm / W : 203.3 cm | .19 |
| 21 | Lachish reliefs | H : 269.2 cm / W : 180.3 cm | 1856,0909.14 |
| 22 | Sphinx of Taharqo | H : 40.6 cm / W : 73 cm | 1932,0611.1 |
| 23 | Chinese Zhou ritual vessel | H : 23 cm / W : 42 cm / D : 26.8 cm | 1977,0404.1 |
| 24 | Paracas textile | H : 8 cm / W : 8 cm | Am1954,05.563 |
| Am1954,05.565 | |||
| Am1937,0213.4-5 | |||
| 25 | Gold coin of Croesus | H : 1 cm / W : 2 cm | RPK,p146B.1sam |
| 26 | Oxus chariot model | H : 7.5 cm / D : 19.5 cm | 1897,1231.7 |
| 27 | Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith | H : 134.5 cm / W : 134.5 cm / D : 41.5 cm | 1816,0610.12 |
| 28 | Basse-Yutz Flagons | H : 39.6 cm / W : 19.5 cm | 1929,0511.1-2 |
| 29 | Olmec stone mask | H : 13 cm / W : 11.3 cm/ D : 5.7 cm | Am1938,1021.14 |
| 30 | Chinese bronze bell | H : 55 cm / W : 39 cm / D : 31.5 cm | OA1965,0612.1 |
| 31 | Coin with head of Alexander | W : 3 cm | 1919,0820.1 |
| 32 | Pillar of Ashoka | H : 12.2 / W : 32.6 cm / D : 7.6 cm | 1880.21 |
| 33 | Rosetta Stone | H : 112.3 cm / W : 75.7 cm / D : 28.4 cm | .24 |
| 34 | Chinese Han lacquer cup | H : 6 cm / W : 17.6 cm / D : 12 cm | 1955,1024.1 |
| 35 | Head of Augustus | H : 46.2 cm / W : 26.5 cm / D : 29.4 cm | 1911,0901.1 |
| 36 | Warren Cup | H : 11 cm / D : 11 cm | 1999,0426.1 |
| 37 | North American otter pipe | H : 5.1 cm / W : 10 cm / D : 3.3 cm | Am,S.266 |
| 38 | Ceremonial ballgame belt | H : 12 cm / W : 39.5cm/ D : 50 cm | Am,ST.398 |
| 39 | Admonitions Scroll | H : 24.3 cm / W : 343.7 cm | 1903,0408,0.1 |
| 40 | Hoxne pepper pot | H : 10.3 cm / W : 5.7 cm / D : 4.2 cm | 1994,0408.33 |
| 41 | Seated Buddha from Gandhara | H : 95 cm / W : 53 cm / D : 24 cm | 1895,1026.1 |
| 42 | Gold coins of Kumaragupta I | W : 1.9 cm | 1894, 0506.962 |
| 43 | Silver plate showing Shapur II | H : 12.8 cm / W : 11.5 cm / D : 2.6 cm | 1908,1118.1 |
| 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 |
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