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Object in Focus: Lindow Man
Av Jody Joy
Häftad, 2009
67 kr
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Lindow Man was accidentally discovered by peat-cutters in Cheshire in the 1980s. He was first thought to be a modern murder victim, but scientific investigations soon proved that he had died in the first century AD, around the time of the Roman conquest of Britain. The environment of the peat bog …
Object in Focus: Hokusai's Great Wave
Häftad, 2011
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‘The Great Wave’ is a colour woodblock print designed by Japanese artist Hokusai in around 1830. The print, of which numerous multiples were made, shows a monster of a wave rearing up and about to come crashing down on three fishing boats and their crews. One of a monumental series known as …
Object in Focus: The Standard of Ur
Häftad, 2015
78 kr
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Ur, one of the world’s first cities, was highly important politically and economically around 2600 – 2500 BC when the Sumerian rulers of the city were buried in tombs filled with ornate, valuable objects and with evidence of elaborate rituals and human sacrifice. Without the artefacts from the …
Object in Focus: The Gayer-Anderson Cat
Av Neal Spencer
Häftad, 2007
67 kr
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The Gayer-Anderson Cat has been one of the most admired objects at the British Museum since its arrival in 1947. This book presents a detailed description of the cat and a discussion of its possible meaning and role in ancient times. Surprising new finds from scientific analyses are presented for …
Object in Focus: The Discobolus
Av Ian Jenkins
Häftad, 2012
67 kr
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The Discobolus or discus-thrower is a marvellous classical piece of sculpture that over time has come to mean different things to different people. Originally cast in bronze by the fifth-century BC sculptor Myron, the composition portraying an athlete preparing to throw his discus captures a moment …
Object in Focus: The Sutton Hoo Helmet
Häftad, 2007
67 kr
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Discover the real story behind The Dig, streaming now on Netflix, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph FiennesA warrior’s face – the strong brows inlaid with red garnets, the nose and mouth gilded and its surface tinned a silvery colour – this is how the Sutton Hoo helmet once appeared to those who …
Object in Focus: The Tudor Heart
Av Rachel King
Häftad, 2026
87 kr
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A new title in the British Museum’s Object in Focus series that tells the remarkable story of an enamelled gold necklace pendant associated with Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine of Aragon. This book tells the remarkable story of a spectacular chance find of a pendant associated with Henry …
Object in Focus: Model of a Summer Camp
Av Tatiana Argounova-Low, Alison K. Brown m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
67 kr
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Model of a Summer Camp is an intriguing object with a range of stories to tell. Originating in the Sakha (Yakutia) region of far northeastern Russia, it depicts a yhyakh celebration – a festival of huge cultural importance to the region. This concise book takes a detailed look at the object, …
Object in Focus: The Franks Casket
Häftad, 2013
67 kr
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The whalebone box known as the Franks Casket has intrigued and puzzled viewers since its rediscovery in the nineteenth century. Made in northern England in the eighth century AD, the sides and lids of the rectangular casket carry some of the richest and most intricate carvings known from …
Object in Focus: The Holy Thorn Reliquary
Av John Cherry
Häftad, 2010
67 kr
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Made in gold and enamel and decorated with precious stones, the Holy Thorn Reliquary depicts the salvation of mankind through the sacrifice of Christ. It was commissioned around 1400–10 by Jean duc de Berry, a member of the French royal family, to house a single thorn from the relic of Christ’s …
Object in Focus: The Asante Ewer
Av Lloyd De Beer, Julie Hudson
Häftad, 2025
67 kr
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A new title in the British Museum's Object in Focus series that unpacks the history of a fascinating vessel and its journey from medieval England to West Africa and back. The fourteenth-century metal jug today popularly known as the Asante Ewer has a remarkable story. It was made in medieval …
Object in Focus: The Rosetta Stone
Häftad, 2005
67 kr
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The Rosetta Stone contains a decree written three times in Greek, Demotic and hieroglyphic that provided the key to the mysterious hieroglyphic script of ancient Egypt, and opened up 3,000 years of the country's history and culture. This book tells the fascinating story of one of archaeology's …
Object in Focus: The Lewis Chessmen
Häftad, 2004
67 kr
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This lively book considers the various fascinating stories which have evolved to explain the ownership, concealment and discovery of the pieces whilst also placing them in the wider context of the ancient game of chess and secular art of the middle Ages.The Lewis Chessmen consist of elaborately …
Object in Focus: The Mildenhall Treasure
Häftad, 2012
67 kr
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In 1942, while ploughing a field near Mildenhall in Suffolk, eastern England, Gordon Butcher stumbled upon a hoard of 34 silver objects that he turned over to his boss and owner of the land, Sydney Ford. Dating back to Roman Britain, fourth century AD, and of outstanding artistic and technical …
Object in Focus: The Lacock Cup
Av Lloyd de Beer, Naomi Speakman
Häftad, 2014
57 kr
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The Lacock Cup is a rare object with a unique English history. Made in the 1430s, it is one of a handful of pieces of secular silver from the Middle Ages, which both survived the changing culture of Tudor fashion and the turmoil of the Reformation. Originally created as a drinking cup for feasting …
Object in Focus: The Meroë Head of Augustus
Häftad, 2015
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Made from Bronze with eyes inlaid with glass pupils set in metal rings, the ‘Meroe Head’ is a magnificent portrait of Julius Caesar’s great nephew and adopted heir Augustus (63 BC–AD 14). Once forming part of a statue of Rome’s revered first true emperor – one of many such statues that were erected …
Object in Focus: The Admonitions Scroll
Av Jan Stuart
Häftad, 2014
67 kr
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The Admonitions scroll is an internationally recognized masterpiece of narrative painting and is arguably the earliest surviving Chinese painting. Painted in ink and colour on silk and traditionally attributed to the ‘founding figure’ of Chinese painting, Gu Kaizhi (c.345–c.406), the scroll entered …
Object in Focus: The Colossal Statue of Ramesses II
Av Anna Garnett
Häftad, 2015
67 kr
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One of the largest pieces of Egyptian sculpture in the British Museum, the upper part of the colossal statue of Ramesses II, also known as the ‘Younger Memnon’, was perhaps the first piece of Egyptian sculpture to be recognized as a work of art by connoisseurs, who traditionally judged things by …
Object in Focus: A'a
a deity from Polynesia
Av Julie Adams, Steven Hooper m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
67 kr
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This world-renowned sculpture is a unique figure in Polynesian art. An image of a deified ancestor, A’a was created sometime before 1821 on the island of Rurutu. Thirty dynamic figures stud his body, and the excellence of his craftsmanship suggests that his hollow interior once contained something …
Object in Focus: The Vale of York Hoard
Av Gareth Williams, Barry Ager
Häftad, 2010
57 kr
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Discovered in 2007 and acquired by the British Museum and York Museums Trust, the Vale of York hoard was buried in the late 920s in the reign of the West Saxon king Athelstan, in what is now North Yorkshire. This was a crucial time in the unification of England and the contents of the hoard offer …
Object in Focus: The Warren Cup
Häftad, 2006
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Part of the British Museum Object in Focus series, an introduction to the Warren Cup.This book tells the unique story of this exquisitely crafted Roman silver drinking cup, engraved with erotic scenes. Created in the first century AD, and after being condemned to undeserved obscurity for too long, …
Object in Focus: Bronze Head From Ife
Häftad, 2010
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Believed to represent a king, the beautiful bronze head in the British Museum is one of seventeen objects unearthed in 1938–9 at the town of Ife in Nigeria. The stunning naturalism and sophisticated craftsmanship of the objects challenged Western perceptions of African art at the time, which were …
Object in Focus: The Swimming Reindeer
Av Jill Cook
Häftad, 2010
67 kr
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Discovered in 1866 as two separate pieces and acquired by the British Museum in 1887, the sculpture known as the ‘swimming reindeer’ depicts a male and a female reindeer with their heads up and legs extended, and was created at least 13,000 years ago. The sculpture is 22 cm long and was carved from …
Object in Focus: The Portland Vase
Av Susan Walker
Häftad, 2004
69 kr
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The Portland Vase is thought to have been crafted during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus (27 BC-14 AD). A work of outstanding technical skill, it is decorated with scenes of love and marriage, the precise meaning of which has been the cause of much debate and interpretation.This book offers …
Object in Focus: Hoa Hakananai'a
Häftad, 2004
67 kr
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Part of the British Museum’s Object in Focus range, an introductory guide to Hoa Hakananai’a.Hoa Hakananai’a, or “stolen/hidden friend’, was discovered at the impressive ceremonial village of Orongo, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Polynesia in 1868. It is not known precisely when this basalt figure was …
Object in Focus: The Queen of the Night
Häftad, 2005
67 kr
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A concise and beautifully designed book exploring the symbolism behind an exquisite Ancient Babylonian plaque found in southern Iraq. This spectacular terracotta plaque was the principal acquisition for the British Museum's 250th anniversary, and in 2004 was exhibited in various museums around the …
Object in Focus: The Oxus Treasure
Av John Curtis
Häftad, 2012
57 kr
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In May 1880 Captain F.C. Burton, a British political officer in Afghanistan, rescued a group of merchants who had been captured by bandits while travelling between Kabul and Peshawar. With them was a rich and impressive collection of gold and silver objects dating back to the fifth and fourth …
