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Hoxne hoard pepper pot
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Stone lion's head
Iraq, 680-670 BC -
Gilded cartonnage mummy mask
Egypt, late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD -
Rosetta stone
Egypt, 196 BC -
Warder from the Lewis Chessmen
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White porcelain 'moon jar'
Korea, 17th - 18th century AD
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A History of the World: 100th object
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Hackney Hoard
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British Museum on Art Fund Prize longlist
The British Museum is on the Art Fund Prize 2011 longlist for A History of the World.
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Adornment and identityjewellery and costume from Oman
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Out of the Ashes
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Friday 13 May
£3, Members and concessions £2The art of the Afghan rubab
A performance at the British Museum
Saturday 14 May
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World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre
An important new project at the British Museum that will enhance and develop its work for the future.
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