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A History of the World in 100 Objects

The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD)

Hinton St Mary Mosaic

Released On: 03 Jun 2010

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A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD)
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Neil MacGregor encounters one of the earliest images of Christ.
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The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD)
Arabian bronze hand
A mysterious bronze hand tells the story of religious belief in Arabia before Islam.
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The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD)
Gold Coins of Abd al-Malik
Neil MacGregor with gold coins from Syria and the transformation of the Middle East.
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The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD)
Sutton Hoo helmet
Neil MacGregor with one of the most sensational finds from Anglo-Saxon Britain.
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The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD)
Moche warrior pot
Neil MacGregor with a warrior figure from a lost people of Peru.
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The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD)
Korean roof tile
Neil MacGregor delves into the history of an artefact from Korea.
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The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD)
Silk princess painting
Neil MacGregor continues his history of the world with a painting from the Silk Road.
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Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
Maya relief of royal blood-letting
Neil Macgregor with a disturbing, bloody image from the ancient Mayan civilisation
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
Harem wall painting fragments
Neil MacGregor with mysterious faces from the harem in an ancient city north of Baghdad
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
Lothair Crystal
Neil MacGregor with an engraved crystal and royal intrigue at the heart of Europe
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Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
Statue of Tara
Neil MacGregor with a beguiling statue of the Buddhist deity Tara
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
Chinese Tang tomb figures
Neil MacGregor with a collection of tomb figures from Tang dynasty China
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Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
Vale of York Hoard
Neil Macgregor with a great Viking hoard from the Vale of York.
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Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
Hedwig glass beaker
Neil MacGregor with a glass vessel linked with a saintly miracle worker.
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Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
Japanese bronze mirror
Neil MacGregor with a bronze mirror from a sacred pond in Japan.
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
Borobudur Buddha head
Neil MacGregor with a head of the Buddha from Borobudur.
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Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
Kilwa pot sherds
Neil MacGregor - unlocking secrets with broken pots from East Africa.
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
Lewis Chessmen
Neil Macgregor's history through objects - today the famous Lewis chessmen.
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
Hebrew astrolabe
Neil MacGregor with an extraordinary astronomical instrument.
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
Ife head
Neil MacGregor with a magnificent brass head from the African city of Ife.
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Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
The David Vases
Neil MacGregor - and the transformation of ordinary clay into beautiful Chinese porcelain.
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Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
Taino ritual seat
Neil MacGregor with a ritual seat from a Caribbean culture that has been destroyed.
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Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Holy Thorn Reliquary
Neil MacGregor with a reliquary made for a thorn from Christ's crown of thorns.
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Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy
Neil MacGregor with a 14th century icon from the Byzantine Empire.
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Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Shiva and Parvati sculpture
Neil MacGregor with a stone sculpture of the Hindu deity Shiva and his consort Parvati.
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Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Statue of Huastec goddess
Neil MacGregor with the sculpture of a goddess made by the Huastec people of Mexico.
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Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island statue
Neil MacGregor with one of the extraordinary giant figures from Easter Island.
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The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent
Neil Macgregor with the personal monogram of Suleyman the Magnificent.
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The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Ming banknote
Neil MacGregor with a 14th century bank note - from Ming Dynasty China.
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The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Inca gold llama
Neil MacGregor with a model of a llama - the animal behind the Inca Empire.
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The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Jade dragon cup
Neil MacGregor with a jade cup that belonged a great leader of the Timurid Empire.
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