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The information below describes the objects being borrowed by the Western Australian Museum and the National Museum of Australia for A History of the World in 100 Objects from the British Museum. * Western Australian Museum, Perth: 13 Feb - 18 Jun 2016 * National Museum of Australia, Canberra: 08 Sep 2016 - 29 Jan 2017 EXH Ref. Image Dept Description Inscriptions (if applicable) Reg. number Lender Date Material/ Technique place of creation/discover y Collected by/Previous owner Date of Collection Donor/Vendor Provenance comments Date acquired by BM Height Width Depth Diameter Weight (some estimated) Web links to provenance/detailed object information Section 1: Introduction 1 EXH000 AES Inner Coffin of Shepenmehyt (base) 1869,1007.3 British Museum c.600 BC Wood, painted Thebes, Egypt [Theban Necopolis; one of 30 coffins assembled for Prince of Wales to consider] part of collection assembled by Mustapha Agha Ayad (British Consular agent in Luxor) for purchase 1869 Donated by Edward VII 1869 160 1770 550 30 kg http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=124410&partId=1&searchText=YCA55932&page=1 2 EXH000 AES Inner Coffin of Shepenmehyt (lid) 1869,1007.3 British Museum c.600 BC Wood, painted Thebes, Egypt part of collection assembled by Mustapha Agha Ayad (British Consular agent in Luxor) for purchase 1869 Donated by Edward VII 1869 300 1770 550 30 kg http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=124410&partId=1&searchText=YCA55932&page=1 Section 2: Beginnings (2,000,000 - 3,500 BC) 3 EXH001 Image pending BEP Olduvai stone chopping tool 1934,1214.1 British Museum 1.8-2 million years old Basalt Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Africa Collected by the East Africa Archaeological expedition led by Louis Leakey in 1931 1931 Acquired through British Museum excavation Acquired with contribution from the British Museum, Royal Geographical Society, the Royal Society, and the University of Cambridge 1934 92.9 88 71.5 500 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1469849&partId=1&museumno=1934.1214.1&page=1 4 EXH002 BEP Olduvai handaxe 1934,1214.49 British Museum 850,000- 400,000 years old Phonolite Olduvai Gorge, CK III, Tanzania, Africa Collected by the East Africa Archaeological expedition led by Louis Leakey in 1932 1931 Acquired through British Museum excavation acquired with contribution from the British Museum, Royal Geographical Society, the Royal Society, and the University of Cambridge 1934 238 100 50 1 kg http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=808737&partId=1&museumno=1934.1214.49&page=1 5 EXH003 BEP Stone slab engraved with the image of a bison Palart.658 British Museum 14,000- 13,000 years old Stone Montastruc, France Excavated by Peccadeau d l'Isle 1866-67 Purchased from Peccadeau de l'Isle Purchased with contribution from Christy Fund 1887 108 95 18 500 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1525642&partId=1&museumno=palart.658&page=1 6 EXH004 BEP Clovis spear point 1962,1206.137 British Museum 14,000- 13,000 years old Flint Arizona, USA 1962 Purchased from Colonel Kelly Purchased with contribution from Christy Fund 1962 85.5 29.8 7.5 100 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3175535&partId=1&museumno=1962.1206.137&page=1 7 EXH005 AOA Indigenous Australian Basket Oc1939,08.35 British Museum About AD 1900 - 1939 Pandanus fibre Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia Collected by John P Rogers pre 1914 Donated by GM Matthews John P Rogers was an ornithological collector for G. M. Matthews, working in Northern Australia 1939 570 270 150 300 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=496810&partId=1&museumno=oc1939.08.35&page=1 8 EXH006 ASIA Jomon pot with lid OA+.20 British Museum c.5000 BC Ceramic, wood, lacquer Japan Philipp Franz von Siebold 1850s Donated by Philipp Franz von Siebold 1875 Pot: 150; Lid: 50 Pot: 170; Lid: 168 750 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=772951&partId=1&museumno=OA+.20&page=1 9 EXH007 ASIA Jomon vessel OA+.654 British Museum 1000-300 BC Ceramic Hokkaido, Japan Philipp Franz von Siebold during his stay in Nagasaki (1823-29); 1823-29 Donated by Heinrich von Siebold 1974 120 200 190 500 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=772767&partId=1&museumno=OA+.654&page=1 10 EXH008 ASIA Jomon jar OA+.633 British Museum 1000-300 BC Ceramic Japan Unknown 1974 275 220 500 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=772788&partId=1&museumno=OA+.633&page=1 11 EXH009 AOA Bird-shaped pestle Oc1908,0423.1 British Museum 6000-2000 BC Stone Oro Province, Papua New Guinea Purchased from Capt. Francis Rickman Barton 1908 362 73 91 2 kg http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=503211&partId=1&museumno=oc1908.0423.1&page=1 12 EXH010 ME Bowl with stylised bucrania decoration 1934,0210.11 British Museum 5600-5200 BC Ceramic Arpachiyah, Iraq Excavated by Professor Sir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan 1933-1934 Dontaed by Professor Sir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan Excavation funded by British Museum 1934 89 254 500 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=365455&partId=1&museumno=1934,0210.11&page=1 13 EXH011 ` AES Mudstone palette in the form of an animal 1871,0619.425 British Museum 4000-3600 BC Mudstone Egypt Rev. Greville John Chester Purchased from Rev. Greville John Chester 1871 143 286 12 647 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=126256&partId=1&museumno=1871.0619.425&page=1 14 EXH012 AES Siltstone palette in the form of a hippo 1926,1111.2 British Museum 4000-3600 BC Siltstone Egypt Donated by Percy Edward Newberry 1926 75 170 4 86 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=117072&partId=1&museumno=1926.1111.2&page=1 15 EXH013 AES Siltstone palette in the form of a turtle 1902,0412.67 British Museum 4000-3600 BC Siltstone Egypt Purchased from Mohammed Mohassib Purchased through Chauncey Murch 1902 187 213 12 600 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=117065&partId=1&museumno=1902.0412.67&page=1 16 EXH014 AES Siltstone palette in the form of a fish 1925,0616.4 British Museum 4000-3600 BC Siltstone Egypt Donated by Miss Alfreda T Hudd 1925 90 167 8 157g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=117066&partId=1&museumno=1925.0616.4&page=1 17 EXH015 GR Neolithic female figure from Karpathos 1886,0310.1 British Museum Late Neolithic; 4500BC- 3200BC Limestone Bourgounte, Karpathos, Greece Purchased from James Theodore Bent 1886 660 354 200 40 kg http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=421554&partId=1&museumno=1886.0310.1&page=1 18 EXH016 BEP Polished jade axe 1979,0401.1 British Museum 5000-3600 BC Jadeite Biebrich, Darmstadt, Wiebaden, Germany Donated by Miss Sylvia Crawshay 1979 264 93 26 843g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1358153&partId=1&museumno=1979.0401.1&page=1 19 EXH017 ASIA Jade cong 1945,1017.157 British Museum c.2500 BC Nephrite China Duan Fang Bequeathed by Oscar Charles Raphael 1945 205 75 77 1.5 kg http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=257282&partId=1&museumno=1945.1017.157&page=1 Section 3: The First Cities (4000 - 700 BC) 20 EXH018 ME The Queen's Lyre 1928,1010.1.a British Museum c. 2500 BC Gold, shell, wood, bitumen, lapis lazuli, red limestone Ur, Iraq Excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley 1927-1928 Objects allocated to the British Museum from Ur excavation season 1927-1928. Division of finds between British Museum and Department of Antiquities of Iraq 1928 1125 730 70 5 kg http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=368339&partId=1&museumno=1928.1010.1.a&page=1 21 EXH019 ME Early writing tablet 1989,0130.4 British Museum 3100-3000 BC Baked clay Iraq Professor Hans Erlenmeyer Purchased through auction of the Erlenmeyer Collection, at Christie's (lot 46) Purchased with contribution from the British Museum Society (later Friends) 1989 94 68 23 500 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=327218&partId=1&museumno=1989.0130.4&page=1 22 EXH020 ME The Flood Tablet 2 columns of inscription on either side, 49 and 51 lines + 45 and 49 lines. Epic of Gilgamesh, tablet 11, story of the Flood K.3375 British Museum 700-600 BC Clay Kouyunjik (Nineveh), Iraq Excavated by Hormuzd Rassam (led by AH Layard) mid-19th century Acquired under a permit arranged with the then ruling Ottoman government. Excavation conducted on behalf of the Trustees of the British Museum pre-1872 152 130 31 750 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=309929&partId=1&museumno=K.3375&page=1 Also: http://www.historyofinformation.com/expanded.php?id=1762 23 EXH021 ASIA Steatite Indus Seal 1892,1210.1 British Museum 2500-2000 BC Steatite Harappa, Punjab, Pakistan Maj-Gen. Malcolm George Clerk 1892 24 25 14 15 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=225587&partId=1&museumno=1892.1210.1&page=1 24 EXH022 ME Steatite Indus Seal 1932,1008.178 British Museum 2500-2000 BC Steatite Ur, Iraq Excavated by Sir Charles Leonard W oolley 1931-1932 Objects allocated to the British Museum from Ur excavation season 1931-1932. Division of finds between British Museum and Department of Antiquities of Iraq 1932 13 22 15 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=804667&partId=1&museumno=1932.1008.178&page=1 25 EXH023 ME Marble Indus Stamp-seal 2013,6001.1042 British Museum c. 3300- 1300 BC Marble Afghanistan Bequeathed by Prof Wilfred George Lambert 2013 38 38 16 20 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3532170&partId=1&museumno=2013.6001.1042&page=1 26 EXH024 AOA Olmec stone mask Am1938,1021.14 British Museum 900-400 BC Greenstone Mexico Purchased from Dr Thomas Gann 1938 130 113 57 2.5 kg http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=478838&partId=1&museumno=Am1938.1021.14&page=1 27 EXH025 ASIA Chinese Zhou ritual vessel 1977,0404.1 British Museum 1100 - 1000 BC bronze Henan, China Capt. Dugald Malcom Purchased from Bluett & Sons Purchased funded by the Brooke Sewell Bequest 1977 216 420 268 10 kg http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=226804&partId=1&museumno=1977.0404.1&page=1 28 EXH026 GR Figure of a Minoan bronze worshipper 1918,0101.114 British Museum c.1700-1450 BC Bronze Crete, Greece Object from old collection not previously registered pre-1885 205 78 60 1.5 kg http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=462299&partId=1&museumno=1918.0101.114&page=1 29 EXH027 BEP Gold lunula 1871,0401.1 British Museum c. 2400- 2000 BC Gold Mangerton, Kerry, Ireland Purchased from Sir Thomas Tobin 1871 75 210 58 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1394338&partId=1&museumno=1871.0401.1&page=1 30 EXH028 BEP Gold lunula 1838,1219.1 British Museum c. 2400- 2000 BC Gold Ireland Purchased from Harry Osborn Cureton 1838 73 220 65 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1395762&partId=1&museumno=1838.1219.1&page=1 31 EXH029 AES Statue of Rameses II 1840,1114.3 British Museum c.1280 BC Granite Temple of Khnum, Elephantine, Aswan, Egypt Major Leake Donated by William Richard Hamilton 1840 1430 680 520 495 kg http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=177500&partId=1&museumno=1840.1114.3&page=1 Section 4: Power and Philosophy (700 BC - AD 100) 32 EXH030 CM Gold coin of Croesus 1897,1102.1 British Museum c. 550 BC Gold Lydia, Turkey Unknown 1897 12 20 10.6 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1253973&partId=1&museumno=1897,1102.1&page=1 33 EXH031 CM Gold coin of Croesus 1877,0201.1 British Museum c. 550 BC Gold Lydia, Turkey Purchased from Alfred J Lawson 1877 7 10 2.7 g http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1253967&partId=1&museumno=1877,0201.1&page=1 Object Information Object Dimensions (mm) web address

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Page 1: The information below describes the objects being borrowed ...museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/100Objects_ProvenanceList... · Ur, Iraq Excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley 1927-1928

The information below describes the objects being borrowed by the Western Australian Museum and the National Museum of Australia for A History of the World in 100 Objects from the British Museum Western Australian Museum Perth 13 Feb - 18 Jun 2016

National Museum of Australia Canberra 08 Sep 2016 - 29 Jan 2017

EXH

RefImage Dept Description

Inscriptions (if

applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

Section 1 Introduction

1 EXH000 AES Inner Coffin of Shepenmehyt (base) 186910073 British Museum c600 BC Wood painted

Thebes Egypt

[Theban Necopolis

one of 30 coffins

assembled for Prince

of Wales to consider]

part of collection assembled by

Mustapha Agha Ayad (British

Consular agent in Luxor) for

purchase

1869 Donated by Edward VII 1869160 1770 550

30 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=124410amppartId=1ampsearchText=YCA55932amppage=1

2 EXH000 AES Inner Coffin of Shepenmehyt (lid) 186910073 British Museum c600 BC Wood painted Thebes Egypt

part of collection assembled by

Mustapha Agha Ayad (British

Consular agent in Luxor) for

purchase

1869 Donated by Edward VII 1869 300 1770 550 30 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=124410amppartId=1ampsearchText=YCA55932amppage=1

Section 2 Beginnings (2000000 - 3500 BC)

3 EXH001Image

pendingBEP Olduvai stone chopping tool 193412141 British Museum

18-2 million

years oldBasalt

Olduvai Gorge

Tanzania Africa

Collected by the East Africa

Archaeological expedition led by

Louis Leakey in 1931

1931Acquired through British Museum

excavation

Acquired with contribution from the British

Museum Royal Geographical Society the

Royal Society and the University of

Cambridge

1934 929 88 715 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1469849amppartId=1ampmuseumno=193412141amppage=1

4 EXH002 BEP Olduvai handaxe 1934121449 British Museum

850000-

400000

years old

PhonoliteOlduvai Gorge CK III

Tanzania Africa

Collected by the East Africa

Archaeological expedition led by

Louis Leakey in 1932

1931Acquired through British Museum

excavation

acquired with contribution from the British

Museum Royal Geographical Society the

Royal Society and the University of

Cambridge

1934 238 100 50 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=808737amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1934121449amppage=1

5 EXH003 BEP Stone slab engraved with the image of a bison Palart658 British Museum

14000-

13000 years

old

Stone Montastruc France Excavated by Peccadeau d lIsle 1866-67 Purchased from Peccadeau de lIslePurchased with contribution from Christy

Fund1887 108 95 18 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1525642amppartId=1ampmuseumno=palart658amppage=1

6 EXH004 BEP Clovis spear point 19621206137 British Museum

14000-

13000 years

old

Flint Arizona USA 1962Purchased from Colonel Kelly Purchased with contribution from Christy

Fund1962 855 298 75 100 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3175535amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19621206137amppage=1

7 EXH005 AOA Indigenous Australian Basket Oc19390835 British MuseumAbout AD

1900 - 1939Pandanus fibre

Port Essington

Northern Territory

Australia

Collected by John P Rogers pre 1914 Donated by GM Matthews

John P Rogers was an ornithological

collector for G M Matthews working in

Northern Australia

1939 570 270 150 300 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=496810amppartId=1ampmuseumno=oc19390835amppage=1

8 EXH006 ASIA Jomon pot with lid OA+20 British Museum c5000 BC Ceramic wood lacquer Japan Philipp Franz von Siebold 1850s Donated by Philipp Franz von Siebold 1875Pot 150

Lid 50

Pot 170

Lid 168750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=772951amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+20amppage=1

9 EXH007 ASIA Jomon vessel OA+654 British Museum1000-300

BCCeramic Hokkaido Japan

Philipp Franz von Siebold during his

stay in Nagasaki (1823-29) 1823-29 Donated by Heinrich von Siebold 1974 120 200 190 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=772767amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+654amppage=1

10 EXH008 ASIA Jomon jar OA+633 British Museum1000-300

BCCeramic Japan Unknown 1974 275 220 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=772788amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+633amppage=1

11 EXH009 AOA Bird-shaped pestle Oc190804231 British Museum6000-2000

BCStone

Oro Province Papua

New Guinea

Purchased from Capt Francis Rickman

Barton 1908 362 73 91 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=503211amppartId=1ampmuseumno=oc190804231amppage=1

12 EXH010 ME Bowl with stylised bucrania decoration 1934021011 British Museum5600-5200

BCCeramic Arpachiyah Iraq

Excavated by Professor Sir Max

Edgar Lucien Mallowan1933-1934

Dontaed by Professor Sir Max Edgar

Lucien Mallowan

Excavation funded by British

Museum1934 89 254 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=365455amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1934021011amppage=1

13 EXH011 ` AES Mudstone palette in the form of an animal 18710619425 British Museum4000-3600

BCMudstone Egypt Rev Greville John Chester

Purchased from Rev Greville John

Chester1871 143 286 12 647 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=126256amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18710619425amppage=1

14 EXH012 AES Siltstone palette in the form of a hippo 192611112 British Museum4000-3600

BCSiltstone Egypt Donated by Percy Edward Newberry 1926 75 170 4 86 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=117072amppartId=1ampmuseumno=192611112amppage=1

15 EXH013 AES Siltstone palette in the form of a turtle 1902041267 British Museum4000-3600

BCSiltstone Egypt Purchased from Mohammed Mohassib Purchased through Chauncey Murch 1902 187 213 12 600 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=117065amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1902041267amppage=1

16 EXH014 AES Siltstone palette in the form of a fish 192506164 British Museum4000-3600

BCSiltstone Egypt Donated by Miss Alfreda T Hudd 1925 90 167 8 157g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=117066amppartId=1ampmuseumno=192506164amppage=1

17 EXH015 GR Neolithic female figure from Karpathos 188603101 British Museum

Late

Neolithic

4500BC-

3200BC

LimestoneBourgounte

Karpathos GreecePurchased from James Theodore Bent 1886 660 354 200 40 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=421554amppartId=1ampmuseumno=188603101amppage=1

18 EXH016 BEP Polished jade axe 197904011 British Museum5000-3600

BCJadeite

Biebrich Darmstadt

Wiebaden GermanyDonated by Miss Sylvia Crawshay 1979 264 93 26 843g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1358153amppartId=1ampmuseumno=197904011amppage=1

19 EXH017 ASIA Jade cong 19451017157 British Museum c2500 BC Nephrite China Duan Fang Bequeathed by Oscar Charles Raphael 1945 205 75 77 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=257282amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19451017157amppage=1

Section 3 The First Cities (4000 - 700 BC)

20 EXH018 ME The Queens Lyre 192810101a British Museum c 2500 BCGold shell wood bitumen

lapis lazuli red limestoneUr Iraq Excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley 1927-1928

Objects allocated to the British Museum

from Ur excavation season 1927-1928

Division of finds between British Museum

and Department of Antiquities of Iraq1928 1125 730 70 5 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=368339amppartId=1ampmuseumno=192810101aamppage=1

21 EXH019 ME Early writing tablet 198901304 British Museum3100-3000

BCBaked clay Iraq Professor Hans Erlenmeyer

Purchased through auction of the

Erlenmeyer Collection at Christies (lot 46)

Purchased with contribution from the

British Museum Society (later Friends)1989 94 68 23 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=327218amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198901304amppage=1

22 EXH020 ME The Flood Tablet

2 columns of inscription on

either side 49 and 51 lines

+ 45 and 49 lines Epic of

Gilgamesh tablet 11 story

of the Flood

K3375 British Museum 700-600 BC ClayKouyunjik (Nineveh)

Iraq

Excavated by Hormuzd Rassam (led

by AH Layard) mid-19th century

Acquired under a permit arranged with the

then ruling Ottoman government

Excavation conducted on behalf of the

Trustees of the British Museumpre-1872 152 130 31 750 g

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=309929amppartId=1ampmuseumno=K3375amppage=1

Also httpwwwhistoryofinformationcomexpandedphpid=1762

23 EXH021 ASIA Steatite Indus Seal 189212101 British Museum2500-2000

BCSteatite

Harappa Punjab

Pakistan Maj-Gen Malcolm George Clerk 1892 24 25 14 15 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=225587amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189212101amppage=1

24 EXH022 ME Steatite Indus Seal 19321008178 British Museum2500-2000

BCSteatite Ur Iraq

Excavated by Sir Charles Leonard

Woolley1931-1932

Objects allocated to the British Museum

from Ur excavation season 1931-1932

Division of finds between British Museum

and Department of Antiquities of Iraq1932 13 22 15 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=804667amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19321008178amppage=1

25 EXH023 ME Marble Indus Stamp-seal 201360011042 British Museumc 3300-

1300 BCMarble Afghanistan

Bequeathed by Prof Wilfred George

Lambert2013 38 38 16 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3532170amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201360011042amppage=1

26 EXH024 AOA Olmec stone mask Am1938102114 British Museum 900-400 BC Greenstone Mexico Purchased from Dr Thomas Gann 1938 130 113 57 25 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=478838amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1938102114amppage=1

27 EXH025 ASIA Chinese Zhou ritual vessel 197704041 British Museum1100 - 1000

BCbronze Henan China Capt Dugald Malcom Purchased from Bluett amp Sons

Purchased funded by the Brooke Sewell

Bequest1977 216 420 268 10 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=226804amppartId=1ampmuseumno=197704041amppage=1

28 EXH026 GR Figure of a Minoan bronze worshipper 19180101114 British Museumc1700-1450

BCBronze Crete Greece

Object from old collection not previously

registeredpre-1885 205 78 60 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=462299amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19180101114amppage=1

29 EXH027 BEP Gold lunula 187104011 British Museumc 2400-

2000 BCGold

Mangerton Kerry

IrelandPurchased from Sir Thomas Tobin 1871 75 210 58 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1394338amppartId=1ampmuseumno=187104011amppage=1

30 EXH028 BEP Gold lunula 183812191 British Museumc 2400-

2000 BCGold Ireland Purchased from Harry Osborn Cureton 1838 73 220 65 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1395762amppartId=1ampmuseumno=183812191amppage=1

31 EXH029 AES Statue of Rameses II 184011143 British Museum c1280 BC Granite

Temple of Khnum

Elephantine Aswan

Egypt

Major Leake Donated by William Richard Hamilton 1840 1430 680 520 495 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=177500amppartId=1ampmuseumno=184011143amppage=1

Section 4 Power and Philosophy (700 BC - AD 100)

32 EXH030 CM Gold coin of Croesus 189711021 British Museum c 550 BC Gold Lydia Turkey Unknown 1897 12 20 106 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1253973amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189711021amppage=1

33 EXH031 CM Gold coin of Croesus 187702011 British Museum c 550 BC Gold Lydia Turkey Purchased from Alfred J Lawson 1877 7 10 27 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1253967amppartId=1ampmuseumno=187702011amppage=1

Object Information Object Dimensions (mm) web address

EXH

RefImage Dept Description

Inscriptions (if

applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

34 EXH032 CM Silver coin of Croesus 18480803200 British Museum 595-546 BC Silver Lydia Turkey Purchased from Claude Scott Steuart 1848 15 19 94 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1253964amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18480803200amppage=1

35 EXH033 CM Silver coin of Croesus 1850032675 British Museum c 550 BC Silver Lydia Turkey Frederick Robert Paul Boumloumlcke

Purchased at the sale of Boumloumlckes

collection of Greek and Roman coins at

Sothebys March 1850 (lot B83)

Purchased through Harry Osborn Cureton 1850 13 15 53 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1253951amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1850032675amppage=1

36 EXH034 CM Silver coin of Croesus 19470406427 British Museum c 550 BC Silver Lydia Turkey Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman

In 1947 the British Museum purchased Sir

Charles Omans scholarly collection of

Greek coins in conjunction with the

Ashmolean Museum from his heirs

1947 11 13 35 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1253942amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19470406427amppage=1

37 EXH035 CM Silver coin of Croesus 19870649439 British Museum c 550 BC Silver Lydia Turkey R B Lewis Bequeathed by Mrs G E M Lewis (in 1986)Bequeathed through the National Art

Collections Fund (later The Art Fund)1987 7 11 17 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1267185amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19870649439amppage=1

38 EXH036 CM Silver coin of Croesus BNKG949 British Museum c 550 BC Silver Lydia Turkey Donated by the Bank of England 1877 7 08 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1253940amppartId=1ampmuseumno=BNKG949amppage=1

39 EXH037 ME Assyrian relief showing two soldiers 185609099 British Museum 700-695 BC GypsumKouyunjik (Nineveh)

Iraq

Excavated by John George Taylor

Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson

Hormuzd Rassam William Kennett

Loftus

Acquired through British Museum funded

excavation c 1856 1600 1110 90 820 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=369048amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185609099amppage=1

40 EXH038 AES Shabti of Taharqo 1922051375 British Museum c 644 BC Granite Nuri Sudan Excavated by George A Reisner Donated by the Government of Sudan 1922 460 142 130 21 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=116227amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1922051375amppage=1

41 EXH039 ME Gold statuette of a bearded man 189712312 British Museum 500-400 BC GoldTakht-I Kuwad

TajikistanMaj-Gen Sir Alexander Cunningham

Bequeathed by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1897 56 14 10 38 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=282399amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189712312amppage=1

42 EXH040 ME Gold statuette of a bearded man 189712312a British Museum 500-400 BC GoldTakht-I Kuwad

TajikistanMaj-Gen Sir Alexander Cunningham

Bequeathed by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1897 53 13 10 33 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=282399amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189712312amppage=1

43 EXH041 CM Silver coin with the head of Alexander 1841B506 British Museum 305-281 BC SilverLampsacus Lapseki

Mysia TurkeyPurchased from Thomas Burgon 1841 31 171 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1264142amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1841B506amppage=1

44 EXH042 CM Silver coin with the head of Alexander RPKp86B12Lys British Museum 305-281 BC SilverLampsacus Lapseki

Mysia TurkeyBequeathed by Richard Payne Knight 1824 30 171 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1264145amppartId=1ampmuseumno=RPKp86B12Lysamppage=1

45 EXH043 AES Funerary stela of Didymos

Content in hieroglyphics

may he live for all time

the names of Isis Osiris

and Anubis incised next to

their images and in Greek

D[id]ymos (son) of

Hierakon twenty-seven

years (old) before his

time

1857081113 British Museum100 BC-100

ADLimestone Egypt

Purchased from the executors of Giovanni

Anastasi1857 550 325 85 20 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=123161amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1857081113amppage=1

46 EXH044 GR Bronze head of Augustus from Meroeuml 191109011 British Museum 27 - 25 BC Bronze Meroeuml Sudan AfricaExcavated by Professor John

Garstang

Donated by the Sudan Excavation

Committee

Purchased with contribition from The

National Collections Fund (later The Art

Fund)

1911 462 265 294 20 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=466397amppartId=1ampmuseumno=191109011amppage=1

47 EXH045 ASIA Carving from the Great Stupa of Amaravati 1880070981 British Museum1st-2nd C

BCLimestone

Amaravati Andhra

Pradesh IndiaExcavated by Sir Walter Elliot

Transferred from India Museum (London)

when it closed in 1879

Acquired as the result of the abolition in

1879 of the India Museum (Exhibition

Road London) and the partition of its

contents between the Britisin Museum and

the South Kensington Museum (later the

Victoria and Albert Museum)

1880 1160 910 180 c 280 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=179463amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1880070981amppage=1

48 EXH046 ASIA Chinese bronze bell 1973072623 British Museumc 600-400

BCBronze China Bequeathed by Brenda Zara Seligman 1973 150 105 80 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=255038amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1973072623amppage=1

49 EXH047 GR Marble bust of Sophocles 1805070387 British Museum 220-160 BC MarbleVilla of Terentius Varro

Murena Lazio ItalyCharles Townley

Purchased from Peregrine Edward

Towneley1905 495 319 297 c 80 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=460091amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1805070387amppage=1

50 EXH048 AOA Columbian gold helmet Am+343 British Museum500 BC-700

ADGold

Early Quimbaya

ColombiaPurchased from Percy Brandon 1877 85 175 190 300 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=664842amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am+343amppage=1

Section 5 Ritual and Belief (AD 1 - 800)

51

EXH049ASIA Liu Bo players ceramic figurine 193311141a-c British Museum

c 1st-2nd C

ADCeramic China

Donated by the Friends of the British

Museum1933

Fig1 190

Fig2 190

Board 68

Fig1 155

Fig2 155

Board 290

Fig1 110

Fig2 80

Board 225

2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=227768amppartId=1ampsearchText=liu+boamppage=1

52

EXH050AOA Otter shaped tobacco pipe AmS266 British Museum

200 BC-AD

400Stone

Mound City

Chilicothe Ohio USA

Ephraim George Squier Edwin

Hamilton Davis1847-1848

Purchased from Salisbury amp South

Wiltshire Museum1931 51 33 100 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=529362amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmS266amppage=1

53 EXH051 AOA Bird shaped tobacco pipe AmS241 British Museum200 BC-AD

400Stone

Mound City

Chilicothe Ohio USA

Ephraim George Squier Edwin

Hamilton Davis1847-1848

Purchased from Salisbury amp South

Wiltshire Museum1931 50 39 97 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=529387amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmS241amppage=1

54

EXH052AOA Feline shaped tobacco pipe AmS276 British Museum

200 BC-AD

400Stone

Mound City

Chilicothe Ohio USA

Ephraim George Squier Edwin

Hamilton Davis1847-1848

Purchased from Salisbury amp South

Wiltshire Museum1931 45 25 100 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=529350amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmS276amppage=1

55

EXH053AOA Heron with fish tobacco pipe AmS234 British Museum

200 BC-AD

400Stone

Mound City

Chilicothe Ohio USA

Ephraim George Squier Edwin

Hamilton Davis1847-1848

Purchased from Salisbury amp South

Wiltshire Museum1931 51 38 93 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=529394amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmS234amppage=1

56

EXH054AOA Rodent shaped tobacco pipe AmS259 British Museum

200 BC-AD

400Stone

Mound City

Chilicothe Ohio USA

Ephraim George Squier Edwin

Hamilton Davis1847-1848

Purchased from Salisbury amp South

Wiltshire Museum1931 32 31 70 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=529369amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmS259amppage=1

57

EXH055AOA Greenstone ceremonial ball game belt AmSt398 British Museum 100-500 AD Greenstone Veracruz Mexico Percy William Doyle Henry Christy 1860-1869 120 410 530 33 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=667487amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmSt398amppage=1

58

EXH056GR Marble statue of Mithras slaying the bull 182506131 British Museum

Roman 2nd

C ADMarble Rome Italy Purchased from Charles Standish 1825 1370 1495 450 250 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=463619amppartId=1ampmuseumno=182506131amppage=1

59

EXH057ME Arabian inscribed votive bronze hand

6 line dedication to the

god Talab198306262 British Museum

2nd-3rd C

ADBronze Yemen Purchased from Spink amp Son Ltd 1983 185 110 40 979 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=365982amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198306262amppage=1

60

EXH058ME Silver plate showing a Sasanian king hunting 190811181 British Museum 4th C AD Silver

Turkey probably

made in IranPurchased from Durlacher Bros 1908 45 180 394 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=282431amppartId=1ampmuseumno=190811181amppage=1

61

EXH059CM Gold coin of Kumaragupta 18940506963 British Museum

c 415 - 450

ADGold India Maj-Gen Sir Alexander Cunningham

Purchased from Maj-Gen Sir Alexander

Cunningham1894 19 83 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3459772amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18940506963amppage=1

62

EXH060ASIA Buddha statue from Gandhara 188071 British Museum

2nd-3rd C

ADSchist Pakistan

Transferred from India Museum (London)

when it closed in 1879

Acquired as the result of the abolition in

1879 of the India Museum (Exhibition

Road London) and the partition of its

contents between the Britisin Museum and

the South Kensington Museum (later the

Victoria and Albert Museum)

1880 915 545 190 110 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=182303amppartId=1ampmuseumno=188071amppage=1

63

EXH061ASIA Statue of the Goddess Tara 18980702142 British Museum

7th-8th C

ADBronze gold Sri Lanka Hugh Nevill 1898 150 83 85 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=249860amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18980702142amppage=1

64

EXH062BEP Sarcophagus depicting Jonah 195710111 British Museum AD 260-300 Marble

Ilminster Somerset

United KingdomPurchased from K J Hewett Ltd

Purchased with contribution from The

National Art Collections Fund (later The Art

Fund)

1957 600 1920 770 c 750 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=61226amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195710111amppage=1

65

EXH063X CM Gold coin of Abd al-Malik 187407063 British Museum AD 701 Gold Possibly Syria Unknown 1874 20 43 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=902943amppartId=1ampmuseumno=187407063amppage=1

66 EXH064 CM Gold coin of Abd al-Malik 193606051 British Museum AD 701 Gold Possibly Syria Donated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1936 20 43 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=902930amppartId=1ampmuseumno=193606051amppage=1

Section 6 Trading and Invading (AD 300 - 1100)

EXH

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Inscriptions (if

applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

67 EXH065 ASIA Tang tomb figure of a civil official 19361012221 British Museum c 728 AD Glazed earthenwareLuoyang Henan

ChinaPurchased from George Eumorfopoulos 1936 1070 290 300 10 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=259388amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19361012221amppage=1

68 EXH066 ASIAFragment of a silk banner found at Dunhuang

showing Oriental deer MAS874a British Museum

AD 800 -

900Silk

Dunhuang Qian Fo

Dong Gansu

Province China

Sir Marc Aurel Stein 1906-1908Acquired from Steins Second Central

Asian Expedition 1906-08

The expedition was financed 35 by the

Government of India and 25 by the British

Museum and it was agreed that the finds

from the expedition should be allocated in

these proportions The distribution of the

finds between London and India was

determined by specialists appointed by the

Government of India (through the India

Office London) and the British Museum

who drew up lists of the objects for

approval by both sides The lists were

drawn up and approved in 1915

1917 302 165 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1342060amppartId=1ampmuseumno=MAS874aamppage=1

69 EXH067 ASIAFragment of a silk banner found at Dunhuang

showing Oriental deer MAS874b British Museum

AD 800 -

900Silk

Dunhuang Qian Fo

Dong Gansu

Province China

Sir Marc Aurel Stein 1906-1908Acquired from Steins Second Central

Asian Expedition 1906-08

The expedition was financed 35 by the

Government of India and 25 by the British

Museum and it was agreed that the finds

from the expedition should be allocated in

these proportions The distribution of the

finds between London and India was

determined by specialists appointed by the

Government of India (through the India

Office London) and the British Museum

who drew up lists of the objects for

approval by both sides The lists were

drawn up and approved in 1915

1917 287 109 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1342060amppartId=1ampmuseumno=MAS874bamppage=1

70 EXH068 ME Wall fragment depicting a human face OA+10622 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 120 115 30 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241633amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+10622amppage=1

71 EXH069 ME Wall fragment depicting a camels head OA+11131 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 110 80 30 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241258amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+11131amppage=1

72 EXH070 ME Wall fragment - Stucco design OA+10977 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 190 210 70 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241389amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+10977amppage=1

73 EXH071 ME Wall fragment - Floral stucco design OA+10934 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 160 140 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241428amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+10934amppage=1

74 EXH072 ME Wall fragment depicting a human face OA+11075 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 230 140 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241300amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+11075amppage=1

75 EXH073 ME Wall fragment depicting a Peacocks tail OA+10947 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 230 180 40 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241415amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+10947amppage=1

76 EXH074 ASIA Chinese pot sherds from Kilwa Africa (x13) OA+916 British Museumc 10th-14th

C ADCeramic

Kilwa Kisiwani Lindi

TanzaniaR Tanner 1948 Donated by R Tanner 1974 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=230067amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+916amppage=1

77 EXH075 ASIA Stone Buddha head from Borobudur 18591228176 British Museum 780-840 AD Volcanic stoneBorobudur Java

IndonesiaSir Thomas Stamford Raffles

Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 330 240 270 30 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=251486amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18591228176amppage=1

78 EXH076 BEP Roman silver pepper pot from Hoxne 1994040833 British Museum AD 350-400 Silver gildingHoxne Suffolk

EnglandEric Lawes 1992

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)

Acquired with contributions from The

National Art Collections Fund (later The Art

Fund) British Museum Friends and the

National Heritage Memorial Fund

1994 103 579 43 108 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1362638amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1994040833amppage=1

79 EXH077 BEP Ivory panel showing the adoration of the Magi 1856062317 British Museum c 800 AD Ivory Aachen Germany Purchased from William Maskell 1856 168 65 6 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=60018amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1856062317amppage=1

80 EXH078 BEP Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver thistle brooch 185905111 British Museum c 10th C AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 196 694 155 1155 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63937amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905111amppage=1

81 EXH079 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver penannular

brooch185905112 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 768 871 9 71 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63932amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905112amppage=1

82 EXH080 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver thistle brooch

hacksilver185905113 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 163 134 109 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63935amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905113amppage=1

83 EXH081 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver pseudo-

penannular brooch hacksilver185905114 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 204 58 127 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=86457amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905114amppage=1

84 EXH082 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver bossed

penannular brooch fragment185905115 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 406 211 29 825 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63938amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905115amppage=1

85 EXH083 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver ingot

hacksilver185905116 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 607 197 8 346 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63930amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905116amppage=1

86 EXH084 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver armlet

hacksilver185905117 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 333 69 112 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905117amppage=1

87 EXH085 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver armlet

hacksilver185905118 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 414 83 222 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63893amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905118amppage=1

88 EXH086 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver bracelet

hacksilver185905119 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 305 133 4 152 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63890amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905119amppage=1

89 EXH087 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver armlet

hacksilver1859051110 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 124 145 31 49 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63892amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051110amppage=1

90 EXH088 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver armlet

hacksilver1859051111 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 228 308 254 128 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63887amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051111amppage=1

91 EXH089 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Anglo-Saxon coin 1859051112 British Museum c 924 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 16 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3531577amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051112amppage=1

92 EXH090 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051116 British Museum 892-907 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 26 29 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3362532amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051116amppage=1

93 EXH091 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051121 British Museum 903 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 13 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=899659amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051121amppage=1

94 EXH092 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051121b British Museum 903 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 26 14 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3362518amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051121bamppage=1

95 EXH093 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051122 British Museum 892-907 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 27 28 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3362538amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051122amppage=1

96 EXH094 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051124 British Museum 906 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 28 35 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3362514amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051124amppage=1

97 EXH095 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051128 British Museum 819-999 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 28 29 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=896307amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051128amppage=1

EXH

RefImage Dept Description

Inscriptions (if

applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

98 EXH096 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Abbasid silver coin 1859051131 British Museum 893 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 2 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3309490amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051131amppage=1

99 EXH097 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Banijurid silver coin 1859051135 British Museum 874-899 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 26 4 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3367070amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051135amppage=1

100 EXH098 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051141 British Museum 819-999 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 20 19 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3361658amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051141amppage=1

101 EXH099 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051142 British Museum 819-999 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 32 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3361655amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051142amppage=1

102 EXH100 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Tahirid silver coin 1859051143 British Museum 816 AD Silver alloyGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 28 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3360283amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051143amppage=1

103 EXH101 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Anglo-Saxon coin 185907261 British Museumc 871-899

ADSilver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 28 34 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1092114amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185907261amppage=1

104 EXH102 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Anglo-Saxon coin 185907262 British Museum c 924 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 23 16 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1068682amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185907262amppage=1

105 EXH103 ASIA Japanese bronze mirror with cranes and pines 192710142 British Museum 12th C AD Bronze Japan Donated by H Yamakawa 1927 8 112 117 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=770300amppartId=1ampmuseumno=192710142amppage=1

106 EXH104 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a warrior AmP1 British Museum 100-700 AD Ceramic Peru LiverpoolDonated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1873 225 180 170 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=480501amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmP1amppage=1

107 EXH105 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a seated figure Am1947105 British Museum 100-700 AD Ceramic Peru Donated by Mrs EHS Spottiswoode 1947 210 170 180 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=478210amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1947105amppage=1

108 EXH106 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a seated figure Am1947102 British Museum 100-700 AD Ceramic Peru Donated by Mrs EHS Spottiswoode 1947 175 160 185 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=478213amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1947102amppage=1

109 EXH107 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a seated warrior Am190912187 British Museum 100-700 AD CeramicTrujillo La Libertad

PeruThomas Hewitt Myring Donated by Henry Van den Bergh

Donated through the National Art

Collections Fund (later The Art Fund)1909 260 140 200 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=480108amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am190912187amppage=1

110 EXH108 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a sleeping man Am1909121815 British Museum 100-700 AD CeramicTrujillo La Libertad

PeruThomas Hewitt Myring Donated by Henry Van den Bergh

Donated through the National Art

Collections Fund (later The Art Fund)1909 230 120 200 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=480101amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1909121815amppage=1

111 EXH109 AOA Mayan stone altar Am1923Maud16 British Museumc763-822

ADLimestone Copan Honduras Dr Alfred Percival Maudslay probably c1886

Donated to VampA Museum in 1886

Collection transferred to BM in 19231923 380 1030 800 256 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3428766amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1923Maud16amppage=1

Section 7 Innovation and Adaptation (AD 900 - 1550)

112 EXH110 BEP Icon of St Jerome

Content IRAM VINCE

PATIE CIAAM SIECIAZ

SCRIPT RARVM CARNIS

VINSIA NO AMAE

Transliteration Iram vince

patientia Ama scientia

Scripturarum et carnis vitia

non amabis

Translation Overcome

wrath by patience love the

knowledge of the Scriptures

and you will not love the sin

of the flesh

199405011 British Museum1400-1450

ADWood gesso gold Crete Greece

Once in the possession of John

Ruskin the panel was given by its

owner to the painter William Ward

(1829-1908) Alfred A de Pass

(according to the label on the back)

purchased it from Ward before 1905

when it was exhibited at the

Burlington Fine Arts Club (no 8) It

was presented to the National

Gallery in 1920 (no 3543) and

transferred to the British Museum in

1994

Donated by The National Gallery 1994 352 283 40 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=58756amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199405011amppage=1

113 EXH111 ASIA Shiva and Parvati sculpture 195010186 British Museum 10th C AD BasaltGaya District Bihar

IndiaC E Buckland CIE

Donated by Sir Phillip Buckland (son of CE

Buckland)1950 406 250 130 18 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=247656amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195010186amppage=1

114 EXH112 AOA Huastec sculpture Am184206115 British Museum900-1521

ADSandstone Paacutenuco River Mexico Donated by Capt James Vetch 1842 875 360 183 89 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=669495amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am184206115amppage=1

115 EXH113 AOA Sculpture of Aztec spirit (Chuateteo) Am1990101 British Museumc1400-1521

ADAndesite Mexico

found in Scottish country house

Possibly from the collection of

William Bullock

Purchased from Michael Graham Stewart 1990 740 450 420 182 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=469879amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1990101amppage=1

116 EXH114 AOA Inca gold llama statuette Am192107211 British Museum1400-1550

ADGold Peru Purchased from NL Davidson 1921 55 25 65 250 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=479664amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am192107211amppage=1

138 EXH115 AOA Double-headed boundary marker Oc192005062 British Museum AD 1600-1800Stone Easter Island Katherine Maria Routledge 1913-1915 Donated by W Scoresby Routledge 1920 48 27 27 40 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=500971amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc192005062amppage=1

117 EXH116 BEP Saint Connal Bell Shrine 1889090223 British Museumc 1400-

1500 ADBronze silver rock crystal gold

Inishkeel Donegal

Ireland

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1889 228 166 125 212 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=8801amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1889090223amppage=1

118 EXH117 AOA Taino ritual wooden seat Am194922118 British MuseumAD 1292-

1399Wood gold

Santo Domingo

Dominican RepublicWilliam Ockelford Oldman Purchased from Mrs D K Oldman

Purchased with contribution from The

National Art Collections Fund (later The Art

Fund)

1949 220 140 440 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=651811amppartId=1ampsearchText=taino+ritual+wooden+seatamppage=1

119 EXH118 ASIA Japanese sword blade - tachiYoshikane - signature of

smith in Japanese199205231 British Museum

1200-1250

ADSteel Japan Dr Walter A Compton Purchased at Christies

Purchased through Eskanazi Ltd at BMs

request1992 50 970 10 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=765587amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199205231amppage=1

120 EXH119 BEP Lewis Chessman - King 1831110179 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 99 51 44 245 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=399amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1831110179amppage=1

121 EXH120 BEP Lewis Chessman - Queen 1831110184 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 96 50 34 156 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=404amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1831110184amppage=1

122 EXH121 BEP Lewis Chessman - Knight 18311101114 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 101 64 34 200 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6207amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101114amppage=1

123 EXH122 BEP Lewis Chessman - Warder 18311101122 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 71 38 28 150 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6215amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101122amppage=1

125 EXH124 BEP Lewis Chessman - Pawn 18311101127 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 50 28 22 150 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6220amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101127amppage=1

126 EXH125 BEP Lewis Chessman - Pawn 18311101133 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 510 24 23 150 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6226amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101133amppage=1

127 EXH126 ASIA Jade Dragon Cup

Ulugh Beg Kuragan in

Turkish Kuragan is a title

meaning royal son-in-law

195911201 British MuseumAD 1417-

1449Jade silver Central Asia

Purchased from Brooke Sewell Permanent

Fund1959 73 195 124 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=255413amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195911201amppage=1

128 EXH127 AOA Terracotta head from Ife Af193407161 British Museumc 1100-

1400 ADTerracotta

Iwinrin Grove Ife

NigeriaDonated by Harold George Ramshaw 1934 240 125 160 18kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=619063amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af193407161amppage=1

129 EXH128 ASIA Chinese (Yuan) blue-and-white serving dish Franks1670 British Museum1330-1350

ADGlazed porcelain

Jingdezhen Jiangxi

Province China

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1876 76 458 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=264386amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Franks1670amppage=1

130 EXH129 ASIAKorean (Punchong) ware dish with Japanese

repairs1947121717 British Museum c 15th C AD Ceramic gold laquer Korea Donated by Henry Bergen 1947 75 178 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=769413amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1947121717amppage=1

131 EXH130 ASIA Punchong ware bottle with fish 200011301 British Museum c 1500 Glazed stoneware KoreaPurchased at Christies New York (19th

Sept lot 370)

Purchase funded by Hahn Kwang-Ho

Purchase Fund2000 287 170 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxmuseumno=200011301ampILINK|34484|assetId=21476001ampobjectI d=178952amppartId=1

132 EXH131 ASIAJapanese Teabowl inspired by Korean Buncheong

stonewareFranks1982 British Museum

c AD 1620-

1650Glazed stoneware Japan

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1870s 85 137 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=774739amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Franks1982amppage=1

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Inscriptions (if

applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

133 EXH132 ASIAJapanese lotus stoneware dish inspired by Korean

Buncheong stonewareFranks1945 British Museum

c AD 1670-

1750 Glazed stoneware Japan

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1870s 83 235 218 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=774771amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Franks1945amppage=1

134 EXH133 ME Iznik polychrome dish with floral designs G142 British Museumc 1570-

1580 ADGlazed ceramic Iznik Turkey Frederick Du Cane Goodman Bequeathed by Miss Edith Goodman 1983 70 350 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=215441amppartId=1ampmuseumno=G142amppage=1

135 EXH134 ME Iznik Golden Horn blue and white dish 188706179 British Museumc 1530-

1540 ADCeramic Iznik Turkey Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1887 60 331 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=239015amppartId=1ampmuseumno=188706179amppage=1

136 EXH135 ME Iznik Damascus style jar 18781230513 British Museumc 1540-

1560 ADCeramic Iznik Turkey John Henderson Bequeathed by John Henderson 1878 330 285 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=239219amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18781230513amppage =1

137 EXH136 BEP Hebrew astrolabe 189306163 British Museum1345-1355

ADBrass Spain Freacutedeacuteric Spitzer

Purchased through Rollin amp Feuardent

probably at the Chevallier amp Mannheim

Auction Paris

1893 111 914 156 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=54859amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189306163amppage=1

139 EXH137 PD Albrecht Durer Rhinoceros woodcut printSigned dated titled on

block by artist18950122715 British Museum 1515 AD Paper Nuremberg Germany Donated by William Mitchell 1895 241 301 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1342337amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18950122715amppag e=1

Section 8 Encounters and Connections (AD 1500 - 1800)

140 EXH138 BEP Circumnavigation medal - silver 1891090512 British Museum 1589 AD Silver England UK Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1891 1 68 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=51848amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1891090512amppage=1

141 EXH139 CM Circumnavigation medal - electrotype CME892 British Museum20th21st C

ADElectrotype UK Unknown Purchased through Christies 1967 1 66 194 g

142 EXH140 CM Piece of Eight silver coin C339 British Museum 1618 AD Silver Spain Unknown Unknown

probably acquired before the British

Museums current registration system was

created in the late 1830s

pre-1970 42 209 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1030863amppartId=1ampmuseumno=C339amppage=1

143 EXH141 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020539 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Potosi Bolivia Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 42 269 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466647amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020539amppage =1

144 EXH142 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020540 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Mexico Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 41 27 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466649amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020540amppage =1

145 EXH143 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020541 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Mexico Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 40 239 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466648amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020541amppage=1

146 EXH144 ASIA Kakiemon porcelain elephant 198003251 British Museummid-late 17th

C ADPorcelain

Arita Saga

Prefecture JapanPurchased from Lady Garner 1980 350 435 140 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=766883amppartId=1ampsearchText=kakiemon+elephantsamppage=1

147 EXH145 BEP Carved figure of Christ 195710081 British Museum1600-1700

ADIvory wood Goa India Purchased from Messers Delahar 1957 264 120 90 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=78233amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195710081amppage=1

148 EXH146 ME Shia religious parade standard

Arabic Transliteration

Jaha Allah Muhammad

Ali Fatima al-Hasan al-

Husain Ali Muhammad

Jafar Musa Ali

Muhammad Ali al-Hasan

Ali Allah

Translation God is great

(followed by thirteen of the

fourteen Immaculate ones

listed in order The 12th

imam is not mentioned and

the last roundel contains the

names of Ali and Allah)

1888090116 British Museum 1650-1700 Gilded brass IranDonated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1888 1280 270 50 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=218072amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1888090116amppage=1

149 EXH147 ME Mughal miniature painting of Prince visiting holy

man with attendants1920091704 British Museum c 1610 Paper India Stowe House Transferred from British Library 1920

254

(sheet)

219

(image)

142

(sheet)

104

(image)

1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=232044amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1920091704amppage=1

200 EXH148 PD

Anonymous woodcut print Goumlttlicher

Schrifftmessiger woldenckwuumlrdiger Traum a

broadside on the centenary of the German

Reformation

Signed with S S S 18800710299 British Museum 1617 AD Paper Leipzig Germany Unknown 1880 284 347 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1434936amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18800710299amppage=1

201 EXH149 BEPCameo showing Omphale with diamonds and

rubies189907182 British Museum c 16th C AD Onyx gold diamond ruby Italy

Formerly in the Piccolomini Cabinet

in Rome given by Charles V HRE

to Clemenet VII who presented to

the Piccolomini family Subsequently

in the Medina and Bessborough

collections

Purchased from Rollin amp Feuardent 1899 60 45 10 523 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=38848amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189907182amppage=1

202 EXH150 AOA Benin plaque depicting The Oba with Europeans Af1898011523 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 435 410 107 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610486amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011523amppage=1

203 EXH151 AOA Benin plaque depicting a European Af1898011510 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 464 312 52 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610494amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011510amppage=1

204 EXH152 AOA Benin plaque depicting a European with matchlock Af1898011512 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 470 310 90 85 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610492amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011512amppage=1

150 EXH153 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1896-758 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev Dr William Sparrow Simpson

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1896 16 62 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621949amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1896-758amppage=1

151 EXH154 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041331 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 20 68 63 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621480amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041331amppage=1

152 EXH155 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041334 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 20 63 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100648amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041334amppage=1

153 EXH156 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041336 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 17 63 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100700amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041336amppage=1

154 EXH157 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041339 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 16 59 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100696amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041339amppage=1

155 EXH158 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905111 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 15 58 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621244amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905111amppage=1

156 EXH159 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905112 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 17 59 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609169amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905112amppage=1

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applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

157 EXH160 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905113 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 17 58 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905113amppage=1

158 EXH161 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905114 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 15 58 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609167amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905114amppage=1

159 EXH162 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905115 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 16 52 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609166amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905115amppage=1

160 EXH163 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1920110113 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Donald A MacAlister 1920 TBC 65 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=620492amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1920110113amppage=1

161 EXH164 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453a British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 60 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=616669amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453aamppage=1

162 EXH165 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609156amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453bamppage=1

163 EXH166 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609154amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453damppage=1

164 EXH167 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609152amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453famppage=1

165 EXH168 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453g British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609151amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453gamppage=1

166 EXH169 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453h British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609150amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453hamppage=1

167 EXH170 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453i British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609149amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453iamppage=1

168 EXH171 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453j British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609148amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453jamppage=1

169 EXH172 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453k British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609147amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453kamppage=1

170 EXH173 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453l British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609146amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453lamppage=1

171 EXH174 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19560720 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Charles Partridge Donated by Charles Partridge 1956 15 58 59 50 g

172 EXH175 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

173 EXH176 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353c British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

174 EXH177 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

175 EXH178 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353e British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

176 EXH179 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

177 EXH180 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011178 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 57 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611267amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

178 EXH181 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011179 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 57 58 50 g

179 EXH182 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011180 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 21 63 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611265amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

180 EXH183 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011181 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 18 60 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611264amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

181 EXH184 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011242 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 19 60 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611208amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678ampmaterial=19077amppage=1

182 EXH185 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011243 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 61 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611207amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

183 EXH186 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841953 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610176amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

184 EXH187 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841954 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 63 65 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610175amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

185 EXH188 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841955 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610174amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

186 EXH189 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841956 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 61 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610173amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

187 EXH190 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841957 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 63 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610172amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

188 EXH191 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841958 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 68 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610171amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

189 EXH192 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841959 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 65 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610170amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

190 EXH193 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841960 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610169amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

191 EXH194 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841961 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 57 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610168amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

192 EXH195 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841962 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 62 61 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610167amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

193 EXH196 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7a British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

194 EXH197 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

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195 EXH198 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7c British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

196 EXH199 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

197 EXH200 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7e British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

198 EXH201 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

199 EXH202 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7g British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

205 EXH203 ASIA Shadow puppet (LEAD - Bima) Content Aria Bima 18591228675 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 750 380 361 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545604amppartId=1ampsearchText=shadow+puppet+aria+bimaamppage=1

206 EXH204 ASIA Shadow puppet (Gunungun) 19390451 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816 Donated by Mrs JH Drake 1939 935 383 323 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=544233amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As19390451amppage=1

207 EXH205 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hanuman) Content Moryet Anila 18591228542 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 712 230 216 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=574739amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228542amppage=1

208 EXH206 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hero)Content Yoyo Langkara of

Bali18591228691 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816

Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 600 175 101 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545469amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228691amppage=1

209 EXH207 ASIA Shadow puppet (woman) 18591228687 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 527 145 71 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545456amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228687+amppage=1

210 EXH208 AOA Sowei mask Af188611261a-b British Museum 1880-1886 Wood raffia fringeSherbro District

Sierra Leone

Collected by Thomas Joshua

Alldridge for display in the Colonial

and Indian Exhibition 1886

1886 Purchased from Thomas Joshua Alldridge 1886

1500

(Mask

430)

540 540 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=634670amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af188611261aamppage=1

211 EXH209 AOABrass cast of Maori mere club engraved with Sir

Joseph Banks coat of arms

Content Jos Banks Esq

above and 1772 below

inscribed coat of arms

(shield divided by a cross

with a fleur-de-lis in each

corner)

Oc193602061 British Museum 1772 AD BrassMade in London

EnglandComissioned by Sir Joseph Banks 1772 Donated by Harry Geoffrey Beasley 1936 365 100 38 4 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=497632amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc193602061amppage=1

212 EXH210 AOA Hawaiian basket helmet Oc1980Q992 British Museum 18th C AD Olona fibre Hawaii USAPossibly acquired from George Goodman

Hewett1980 300 155 265 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=489833amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1980Q992amppage=1

213 EXH211 AOA Metis frock coat Am195405965 British Museumc 1800-

1900 AD

Mooseskin (Alces alces) claw

(Odocoileus virinianus)

horsehair otter hair porcupine

quill (Erethizon dorsatum) paint

Canada

Purchased at auction (1925)

possibly from Sophia Lade Lampson

(unconfirmed)

Brought into Wellcome Collection

(1933)

Donated by the Wellcome Institute for the

History of Medicine1954 1300 1500 300 12 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=526467amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am195405965amppage=1

214 EXH212 ASIAJade bi ancient collared disc with later (1790)

Chinese engraving by the Qianlong Emperor

Full details and prose-

format paraphrase by

Stephen D Allee (2010)

included on BMorg

catalogue Chinese poem

inscribed by the Qianlong

Emperor

19370416140 British Museum

c1200 BC

(1790 AD

inscription)

Jade China Imperial Qianlong Collection 1790 Purchased from George Eumorfopoulos 1937 10 155 300 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=258946amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19370416140amppage=1

Section 9 The World of Our Making (AD 1800 - Today)

215 EXH213 BEP Ships chronometer from HMS Beagle

Content LONDON

No2853

Thos Earnshaw

INVT ET FECIT

No509

ONE DAY

195810061957 British Museumc1795-1805

ADBrass steel mahogany London England UK Courtenay Adrian Ilbert Donated by Gilbert Edgar

Purchased from the beneficiaries of the

Ilbert Estate via generous donation of

funds from Gilbert Edgar CBE public

donations and government funds

1958 176 208 208 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=55372amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195810061957amppage=1

216 EXH214 CM Colonial Bank note from Mauritius 19840605629 British Museum AD 1839 PaperIssued in Mauritius

printed in LondonPurchased from William LS Barrett 1984 126 195 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1108595amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19840605629amppage=1

217 EXH215 BEPEarly Victorian tea set (teapot sugar bowl milk

jug)

gtBase of Milk Jug

Content WEDGWOOD

gtMounts of Teapot and Jug

Content hallmark for 1839-

1840 and makers mark IF

(probably for John Figg)

gtMount of Sugar Bowl

Content hallmark for 1843

makers mark WC (possibly

for William Cooper)

gtSugar Bowl

Content WEDGWOOD

ETRURIA

19091201108 British Museumc 1840-

1845 ADUnglazed stoneware silver

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

England UK

Reputedly owned by Adelaide of

Saxe-Coburg Meiningen (Queen of

William IV)

Donated by Isaac Falcke and Mrs Mary

Anne Falcke1909

145

84

120

174

138

107

85

110

80

400 g

234 g

202 g

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=81729amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19091201108amppage=1

218 EXH216 ASIAKatsushika Hokusai Illustrated manga (14 book

set)1979030504281-14 British Museum

c 1814-

1878 ADPaper Japan Jack Hillier Purchased from Jack Hillier 1979 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3358009amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1979030504281amppage=1

219 EXH217 CMUS Election badge Seymour Blair campaign

badge

H SEYMOUR FOR

PRESIDENT 1868

reverse F P BLAIR FOR

VICE-PRESIDENT 1868

190611033761 British Museum 1868 AD Iron USA Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber 1906 28 44 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1216615amppartId=1ampmuseumno=190611033761amppage=1

220 EXH218 CMEisenhower hologram (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)I LIKE IKE 1964111714 British Museum 1952 - 6 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 63 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111714amppage=1

221 EXH219 CMNixon Lodge (US Election badge group display of 8

badges)

IM FOR NIXON and

LODGE1964111716 British Museum 1960 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 23 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528382amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111716amppage=1

222 EXH220 CMJimmy Carter for President (US Election badge

group display of 8 badges)

JIMMY CARTER FOR

PRESIDENT198711357 British Museum 1976 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 31 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528319amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198711357amppage=1

223 EXH221 CMReagan with stars (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)REAGAN 80 1987113517 British Museum 1980 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 56 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528287amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1987113517amppage=1

224 EXH222 CMKeep America Strong (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)

REAGAN KEEP AMERICA

STRONG19871135117 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 88 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528248amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135117amppage=1

225 EXH223 CMDump Reagan in rsquo84 (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)DUMP REAGAN in 84 19871135167 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 57 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528493amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135167amppage=1

226 EXH224 CMShit Happened (US Election badge group display of

8 badges)SHIT HAPPENED 199406097 British Museum c 1993 Plastic metal USA Anonymous donation 1994 44 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3607482amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199406097amppage=1

227 EXH225 BEPRussian revolutionary Victory of the Workers

plate

Russian Obverse Content

The victory of the workers

October 1917

Reverse Content 1920

198112082 British Museum AD 1919 Ceramic

State Porcelain

Factory St

Petersburg Russia

Purchased from Dan Klein Ltd 1981 40 235 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4140amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198112082amppage=1

228 EXH226 PD Hockneyrsquos In the Dull Village 1981121288 British Museum 1966 AD Paper England Purchased from Sam Fogg 1981 35 225 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4502amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1981121288amppage=1

229 EXH227 MEWoven Afghan war rug with Russian soldiers

depicted as white Divs2010601312 British Museum 1980 - 1989 Wool woven Afghanistan Donated by Graham Gower

Part of a collection donated on 4 April 2010

when they were placed on deposit (Deposit

no 789)

2010 1580 1010 5 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3316855amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201060131225u00a025u00a025u00a0+amppage=1

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230 EXH228 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea South

Pacific Export LagerOc1990094 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood metal rubber

fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 120 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485183amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990094amppage=1

231 EXH229 AOA Wahgi shield from Papua New Guinea SIX 2 SIX Oc19900919 British Museumc 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood plastic metal

textile fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1520 500 130 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc19900919amppage=1

232 EXH230 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea coloured

triangle motifsOc1990098 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 ADPaimted wood metal fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 80 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990098amppage=1

233 EXH231 AOAFiel dos Santos Mother sculpture made of

decommissioned firearms201120261 British Museum 2011 AD Metal plastic bone wood Maputo Mozambique Fiel dos Santos 2011 Purchased from Fiel dos Santos 2011 1020 300 290 520 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3373333amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201120261amppage=1

234 EXH232 CM Plastic VISA Credit card 200941282 British Museum 2009 AD Plastic Dubai UAEDonated by Hong Kong amp Shanghai

Banking Corporation2009 45 85 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3230700amppartId=1ampmuseumno=200941282amppage=1

235 EXH233 AOA Counterfeit Football shirt - DrogbaContent DROGBA 11

SAMSUNG201020485 British Museum 2010 AD Synthetic fibres

Made in Indonesia

Purchased in Peru

Purchased for the British Museum through

JD Hill2010 800 700 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3579006amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020485amppage=1

236 EXH234 ASIAGreen plastic solar-powered lamp with solar panel

and charger201020481 British Museum 2010 AD Plastic China Ashden Donated by Neil MacGregor 2010

Lamp

148

Panel

160

Lamp 127

Panel 180

Lamp 140

Panel 451 kg

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

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34 EXH032 CM Silver coin of Croesus 18480803200 British Museum 595-546 BC Silver Lydia Turkey Purchased from Claude Scott Steuart 1848 15 19 94 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1253964amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18480803200amppage=1

35 EXH033 CM Silver coin of Croesus 1850032675 British Museum c 550 BC Silver Lydia Turkey Frederick Robert Paul Boumloumlcke

Purchased at the sale of Boumloumlckes

collection of Greek and Roman coins at

Sothebys March 1850 (lot B83)

Purchased through Harry Osborn Cureton 1850 13 15 53 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1253951amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1850032675amppage=1

36 EXH034 CM Silver coin of Croesus 19470406427 British Museum c 550 BC Silver Lydia Turkey Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman

In 1947 the British Museum purchased Sir

Charles Omans scholarly collection of

Greek coins in conjunction with the

Ashmolean Museum from his heirs

1947 11 13 35 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1253942amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19470406427amppage=1

37 EXH035 CM Silver coin of Croesus 19870649439 British Museum c 550 BC Silver Lydia Turkey R B Lewis Bequeathed by Mrs G E M Lewis (in 1986)Bequeathed through the National Art

Collections Fund (later The Art Fund)1987 7 11 17 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1267185amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19870649439amppage=1

38 EXH036 CM Silver coin of Croesus BNKG949 British Museum c 550 BC Silver Lydia Turkey Donated by the Bank of England 1877 7 08 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1253940amppartId=1ampmuseumno=BNKG949amppage=1

39 EXH037 ME Assyrian relief showing two soldiers 185609099 British Museum 700-695 BC GypsumKouyunjik (Nineveh)

Iraq

Excavated by John George Taylor

Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson

Hormuzd Rassam William Kennett

Loftus

Acquired through British Museum funded

excavation c 1856 1600 1110 90 820 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=369048amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185609099amppage=1

40 EXH038 AES Shabti of Taharqo 1922051375 British Museum c 644 BC Granite Nuri Sudan Excavated by George A Reisner Donated by the Government of Sudan 1922 460 142 130 21 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=116227amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1922051375amppage=1

41 EXH039 ME Gold statuette of a bearded man 189712312 British Museum 500-400 BC GoldTakht-I Kuwad

TajikistanMaj-Gen Sir Alexander Cunningham

Bequeathed by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1897 56 14 10 38 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=282399amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189712312amppage=1

42 EXH040 ME Gold statuette of a bearded man 189712312a British Museum 500-400 BC GoldTakht-I Kuwad

TajikistanMaj-Gen Sir Alexander Cunningham

Bequeathed by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1897 53 13 10 33 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=282399amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189712312amppage=1

43 EXH041 CM Silver coin with the head of Alexander 1841B506 British Museum 305-281 BC SilverLampsacus Lapseki

Mysia TurkeyPurchased from Thomas Burgon 1841 31 171 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1264142amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1841B506amppage=1

44 EXH042 CM Silver coin with the head of Alexander RPKp86B12Lys British Museum 305-281 BC SilverLampsacus Lapseki

Mysia TurkeyBequeathed by Richard Payne Knight 1824 30 171 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1264145amppartId=1ampmuseumno=RPKp86B12Lysamppage=1

45 EXH043 AES Funerary stela of Didymos

Content in hieroglyphics

may he live for all time

the names of Isis Osiris

and Anubis incised next to

their images and in Greek

D[id]ymos (son) of

Hierakon twenty-seven

years (old) before his

time

1857081113 British Museum100 BC-100

ADLimestone Egypt

Purchased from the executors of Giovanni

Anastasi1857 550 325 85 20 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=123161amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1857081113amppage=1

46 EXH044 GR Bronze head of Augustus from Meroeuml 191109011 British Museum 27 - 25 BC Bronze Meroeuml Sudan AfricaExcavated by Professor John

Garstang

Donated by the Sudan Excavation

Committee

Purchased with contribition from The

National Collections Fund (later The Art

Fund)

1911 462 265 294 20 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=466397amppartId=1ampmuseumno=191109011amppage=1

47 EXH045 ASIA Carving from the Great Stupa of Amaravati 1880070981 British Museum1st-2nd C

BCLimestone

Amaravati Andhra

Pradesh IndiaExcavated by Sir Walter Elliot

Transferred from India Museum (London)

when it closed in 1879

Acquired as the result of the abolition in

1879 of the India Museum (Exhibition

Road London) and the partition of its

contents between the Britisin Museum and

the South Kensington Museum (later the

Victoria and Albert Museum)

1880 1160 910 180 c 280 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=179463amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1880070981amppage=1

48 EXH046 ASIA Chinese bronze bell 1973072623 British Museumc 600-400

BCBronze China Bequeathed by Brenda Zara Seligman 1973 150 105 80 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=255038amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1973072623amppage=1

49 EXH047 GR Marble bust of Sophocles 1805070387 British Museum 220-160 BC MarbleVilla of Terentius Varro

Murena Lazio ItalyCharles Townley

Purchased from Peregrine Edward

Towneley1905 495 319 297 c 80 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=460091amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1805070387amppage=1

50 EXH048 AOA Columbian gold helmet Am+343 British Museum500 BC-700

ADGold

Early Quimbaya

ColombiaPurchased from Percy Brandon 1877 85 175 190 300 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=664842amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am+343amppage=1

Section 5 Ritual and Belief (AD 1 - 800)

51

EXH049ASIA Liu Bo players ceramic figurine 193311141a-c British Museum

c 1st-2nd C

ADCeramic China

Donated by the Friends of the British

Museum1933

Fig1 190

Fig2 190

Board 68

Fig1 155

Fig2 155

Board 290

Fig1 110

Fig2 80

Board 225

2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=227768amppartId=1ampsearchText=liu+boamppage=1

52

EXH050AOA Otter shaped tobacco pipe AmS266 British Museum

200 BC-AD

400Stone

Mound City

Chilicothe Ohio USA

Ephraim George Squier Edwin

Hamilton Davis1847-1848

Purchased from Salisbury amp South

Wiltshire Museum1931 51 33 100 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=529362amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmS266amppage=1

53 EXH051 AOA Bird shaped tobacco pipe AmS241 British Museum200 BC-AD

400Stone

Mound City

Chilicothe Ohio USA

Ephraim George Squier Edwin

Hamilton Davis1847-1848

Purchased from Salisbury amp South

Wiltshire Museum1931 50 39 97 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=529387amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmS241amppage=1

54

EXH052AOA Feline shaped tobacco pipe AmS276 British Museum

200 BC-AD

400Stone

Mound City

Chilicothe Ohio USA

Ephraim George Squier Edwin

Hamilton Davis1847-1848

Purchased from Salisbury amp South

Wiltshire Museum1931 45 25 100 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=529350amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmS276amppage=1

55

EXH053AOA Heron with fish tobacco pipe AmS234 British Museum

200 BC-AD

400Stone

Mound City

Chilicothe Ohio USA

Ephraim George Squier Edwin

Hamilton Davis1847-1848

Purchased from Salisbury amp South

Wiltshire Museum1931 51 38 93 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=529394amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmS234amppage=1

56

EXH054AOA Rodent shaped tobacco pipe AmS259 British Museum

200 BC-AD

400Stone

Mound City

Chilicothe Ohio USA

Ephraim George Squier Edwin

Hamilton Davis1847-1848

Purchased from Salisbury amp South

Wiltshire Museum1931 32 31 70 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=529369amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmS259amppage=1

57

EXH055AOA Greenstone ceremonial ball game belt AmSt398 British Museum 100-500 AD Greenstone Veracruz Mexico Percy William Doyle Henry Christy 1860-1869 120 410 530 33 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=667487amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmSt398amppage=1

58

EXH056GR Marble statue of Mithras slaying the bull 182506131 British Museum

Roman 2nd

C ADMarble Rome Italy Purchased from Charles Standish 1825 1370 1495 450 250 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=463619amppartId=1ampmuseumno=182506131amppage=1

59

EXH057ME Arabian inscribed votive bronze hand

6 line dedication to the

god Talab198306262 British Museum

2nd-3rd C

ADBronze Yemen Purchased from Spink amp Son Ltd 1983 185 110 40 979 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=365982amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198306262amppage=1

60

EXH058ME Silver plate showing a Sasanian king hunting 190811181 British Museum 4th C AD Silver

Turkey probably

made in IranPurchased from Durlacher Bros 1908 45 180 394 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=282431amppartId=1ampmuseumno=190811181amppage=1

61

EXH059CM Gold coin of Kumaragupta 18940506963 British Museum

c 415 - 450

ADGold India Maj-Gen Sir Alexander Cunningham

Purchased from Maj-Gen Sir Alexander

Cunningham1894 19 83 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3459772amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18940506963amppage=1

62

EXH060ASIA Buddha statue from Gandhara 188071 British Museum

2nd-3rd C

ADSchist Pakistan

Transferred from India Museum (London)

when it closed in 1879

Acquired as the result of the abolition in

1879 of the India Museum (Exhibition

Road London) and the partition of its

contents between the Britisin Museum and

the South Kensington Museum (later the

Victoria and Albert Museum)

1880 915 545 190 110 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=182303amppartId=1ampmuseumno=188071amppage=1

63

EXH061ASIA Statue of the Goddess Tara 18980702142 British Museum

7th-8th C

ADBronze gold Sri Lanka Hugh Nevill 1898 150 83 85 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=249860amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18980702142amppage=1

64

EXH062BEP Sarcophagus depicting Jonah 195710111 British Museum AD 260-300 Marble

Ilminster Somerset

United KingdomPurchased from K J Hewett Ltd

Purchased with contribution from The

National Art Collections Fund (later The Art

Fund)

1957 600 1920 770 c 750 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=61226amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195710111amppage=1

65

EXH063X CM Gold coin of Abd al-Malik 187407063 British Museum AD 701 Gold Possibly Syria Unknown 1874 20 43 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=902943amppartId=1ampmuseumno=187407063amppage=1

66 EXH064 CM Gold coin of Abd al-Malik 193606051 British Museum AD 701 Gold Possibly Syria Donated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1936 20 43 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=902930amppartId=1ampmuseumno=193606051amppage=1

Section 6 Trading and Invading (AD 300 - 1100)

EXH

RefImage Dept Description

Inscriptions (if

applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

67 EXH065 ASIA Tang tomb figure of a civil official 19361012221 British Museum c 728 AD Glazed earthenwareLuoyang Henan

ChinaPurchased from George Eumorfopoulos 1936 1070 290 300 10 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=259388amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19361012221amppage=1

68 EXH066 ASIAFragment of a silk banner found at Dunhuang

showing Oriental deer MAS874a British Museum

AD 800 -

900Silk

Dunhuang Qian Fo

Dong Gansu

Province China

Sir Marc Aurel Stein 1906-1908Acquired from Steins Second Central

Asian Expedition 1906-08

The expedition was financed 35 by the

Government of India and 25 by the British

Museum and it was agreed that the finds

from the expedition should be allocated in

these proportions The distribution of the

finds between London and India was

determined by specialists appointed by the

Government of India (through the India

Office London) and the British Museum

who drew up lists of the objects for

approval by both sides The lists were

drawn up and approved in 1915

1917 302 165 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1342060amppartId=1ampmuseumno=MAS874aamppage=1

69 EXH067 ASIAFragment of a silk banner found at Dunhuang

showing Oriental deer MAS874b British Museum

AD 800 -

900Silk

Dunhuang Qian Fo

Dong Gansu

Province China

Sir Marc Aurel Stein 1906-1908Acquired from Steins Second Central

Asian Expedition 1906-08

The expedition was financed 35 by the

Government of India and 25 by the British

Museum and it was agreed that the finds

from the expedition should be allocated in

these proportions The distribution of the

finds between London and India was

determined by specialists appointed by the

Government of India (through the India

Office London) and the British Museum

who drew up lists of the objects for

approval by both sides The lists were

drawn up and approved in 1915

1917 287 109 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1342060amppartId=1ampmuseumno=MAS874bamppage=1

70 EXH068 ME Wall fragment depicting a human face OA+10622 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 120 115 30 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241633amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+10622amppage=1

71 EXH069 ME Wall fragment depicting a camels head OA+11131 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 110 80 30 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241258amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+11131amppage=1

72 EXH070 ME Wall fragment - Stucco design OA+10977 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 190 210 70 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241389amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+10977amppage=1

73 EXH071 ME Wall fragment - Floral stucco design OA+10934 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 160 140 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241428amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+10934amppage=1

74 EXH072 ME Wall fragment depicting a human face OA+11075 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 230 140 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241300amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+11075amppage=1

75 EXH073 ME Wall fragment depicting a Peacocks tail OA+10947 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 230 180 40 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241415amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+10947amppage=1

76 EXH074 ASIA Chinese pot sherds from Kilwa Africa (x13) OA+916 British Museumc 10th-14th

C ADCeramic

Kilwa Kisiwani Lindi

TanzaniaR Tanner 1948 Donated by R Tanner 1974 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=230067amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+916amppage=1

77 EXH075 ASIA Stone Buddha head from Borobudur 18591228176 British Museum 780-840 AD Volcanic stoneBorobudur Java

IndonesiaSir Thomas Stamford Raffles

Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 330 240 270 30 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=251486amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18591228176amppage=1

78 EXH076 BEP Roman silver pepper pot from Hoxne 1994040833 British Museum AD 350-400 Silver gildingHoxne Suffolk

EnglandEric Lawes 1992

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)

Acquired with contributions from The

National Art Collections Fund (later The Art

Fund) British Museum Friends and the

National Heritage Memorial Fund

1994 103 579 43 108 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1362638amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1994040833amppage=1

79 EXH077 BEP Ivory panel showing the adoration of the Magi 1856062317 British Museum c 800 AD Ivory Aachen Germany Purchased from William Maskell 1856 168 65 6 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=60018amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1856062317amppage=1

80 EXH078 BEP Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver thistle brooch 185905111 British Museum c 10th C AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 196 694 155 1155 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63937amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905111amppage=1

81 EXH079 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver penannular

brooch185905112 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 768 871 9 71 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63932amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905112amppage=1

82 EXH080 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver thistle brooch

hacksilver185905113 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 163 134 109 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63935amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905113amppage=1

83 EXH081 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver pseudo-

penannular brooch hacksilver185905114 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 204 58 127 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=86457amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905114amppage=1

84 EXH082 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver bossed

penannular brooch fragment185905115 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 406 211 29 825 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63938amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905115amppage=1

85 EXH083 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver ingot

hacksilver185905116 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 607 197 8 346 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63930amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905116amppage=1

86 EXH084 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver armlet

hacksilver185905117 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 333 69 112 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905117amppage=1

87 EXH085 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver armlet

hacksilver185905118 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 414 83 222 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63893amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905118amppage=1

88 EXH086 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver bracelet

hacksilver185905119 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 305 133 4 152 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63890amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905119amppage=1

89 EXH087 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver armlet

hacksilver1859051110 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 124 145 31 49 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63892amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051110amppage=1

90 EXH088 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver armlet

hacksilver1859051111 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 228 308 254 128 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63887amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051111amppage=1

91 EXH089 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Anglo-Saxon coin 1859051112 British Museum c 924 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 16 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3531577amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051112amppage=1

92 EXH090 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051116 British Museum 892-907 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 26 29 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3362532amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051116amppage=1

93 EXH091 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051121 British Museum 903 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 13 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=899659amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051121amppage=1

94 EXH092 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051121b British Museum 903 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 26 14 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3362518amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051121bamppage=1

95 EXH093 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051122 British Museum 892-907 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 27 28 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3362538amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051122amppage=1

96 EXH094 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051124 British Museum 906 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 28 35 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3362514amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051124amppage=1

97 EXH095 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051128 British Museum 819-999 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 28 29 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=896307amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051128amppage=1

EXH

RefImage Dept Description

Inscriptions (if

applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

98 EXH096 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Abbasid silver coin 1859051131 British Museum 893 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 2 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3309490amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051131amppage=1

99 EXH097 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Banijurid silver coin 1859051135 British Museum 874-899 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 26 4 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3367070amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051135amppage=1

100 EXH098 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051141 British Museum 819-999 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 20 19 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3361658amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051141amppage=1

101 EXH099 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051142 British Museum 819-999 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 32 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3361655amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051142amppage=1

102 EXH100 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Tahirid silver coin 1859051143 British Museum 816 AD Silver alloyGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 28 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3360283amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051143amppage=1

103 EXH101 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Anglo-Saxon coin 185907261 British Museumc 871-899

ADSilver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 28 34 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1092114amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185907261amppage=1

104 EXH102 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Anglo-Saxon coin 185907262 British Museum c 924 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 23 16 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1068682amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185907262amppage=1

105 EXH103 ASIA Japanese bronze mirror with cranes and pines 192710142 British Museum 12th C AD Bronze Japan Donated by H Yamakawa 1927 8 112 117 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=770300amppartId=1ampmuseumno=192710142amppage=1

106 EXH104 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a warrior AmP1 British Museum 100-700 AD Ceramic Peru LiverpoolDonated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1873 225 180 170 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=480501amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmP1amppage=1

107 EXH105 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a seated figure Am1947105 British Museum 100-700 AD Ceramic Peru Donated by Mrs EHS Spottiswoode 1947 210 170 180 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=478210amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1947105amppage=1

108 EXH106 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a seated figure Am1947102 British Museum 100-700 AD Ceramic Peru Donated by Mrs EHS Spottiswoode 1947 175 160 185 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=478213amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1947102amppage=1

109 EXH107 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a seated warrior Am190912187 British Museum 100-700 AD CeramicTrujillo La Libertad

PeruThomas Hewitt Myring Donated by Henry Van den Bergh

Donated through the National Art

Collections Fund (later The Art Fund)1909 260 140 200 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=480108amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am190912187amppage=1

110 EXH108 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a sleeping man Am1909121815 British Museum 100-700 AD CeramicTrujillo La Libertad

PeruThomas Hewitt Myring Donated by Henry Van den Bergh

Donated through the National Art

Collections Fund (later The Art Fund)1909 230 120 200 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=480101amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1909121815amppage=1

111 EXH109 AOA Mayan stone altar Am1923Maud16 British Museumc763-822

ADLimestone Copan Honduras Dr Alfred Percival Maudslay probably c1886

Donated to VampA Museum in 1886

Collection transferred to BM in 19231923 380 1030 800 256 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3428766amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1923Maud16amppage=1

Section 7 Innovation and Adaptation (AD 900 - 1550)

112 EXH110 BEP Icon of St Jerome

Content IRAM VINCE

PATIE CIAAM SIECIAZ

SCRIPT RARVM CARNIS

VINSIA NO AMAE

Transliteration Iram vince

patientia Ama scientia

Scripturarum et carnis vitia

non amabis

Translation Overcome

wrath by patience love the

knowledge of the Scriptures

and you will not love the sin

of the flesh

199405011 British Museum1400-1450

ADWood gesso gold Crete Greece

Once in the possession of John

Ruskin the panel was given by its

owner to the painter William Ward

(1829-1908) Alfred A de Pass

(according to the label on the back)

purchased it from Ward before 1905

when it was exhibited at the

Burlington Fine Arts Club (no 8) It

was presented to the National

Gallery in 1920 (no 3543) and

transferred to the British Museum in

1994

Donated by The National Gallery 1994 352 283 40 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=58756amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199405011amppage=1

113 EXH111 ASIA Shiva and Parvati sculpture 195010186 British Museum 10th C AD BasaltGaya District Bihar

IndiaC E Buckland CIE

Donated by Sir Phillip Buckland (son of CE

Buckland)1950 406 250 130 18 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=247656amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195010186amppage=1

114 EXH112 AOA Huastec sculpture Am184206115 British Museum900-1521

ADSandstone Paacutenuco River Mexico Donated by Capt James Vetch 1842 875 360 183 89 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=669495amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am184206115amppage=1

115 EXH113 AOA Sculpture of Aztec spirit (Chuateteo) Am1990101 British Museumc1400-1521

ADAndesite Mexico

found in Scottish country house

Possibly from the collection of

William Bullock

Purchased from Michael Graham Stewart 1990 740 450 420 182 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=469879amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1990101amppage=1

116 EXH114 AOA Inca gold llama statuette Am192107211 British Museum1400-1550

ADGold Peru Purchased from NL Davidson 1921 55 25 65 250 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=479664amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am192107211amppage=1

138 EXH115 AOA Double-headed boundary marker Oc192005062 British Museum AD 1600-1800Stone Easter Island Katherine Maria Routledge 1913-1915 Donated by W Scoresby Routledge 1920 48 27 27 40 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=500971amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc192005062amppage=1

117 EXH116 BEP Saint Connal Bell Shrine 1889090223 British Museumc 1400-

1500 ADBronze silver rock crystal gold

Inishkeel Donegal

Ireland

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1889 228 166 125 212 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=8801amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1889090223amppage=1

118 EXH117 AOA Taino ritual wooden seat Am194922118 British MuseumAD 1292-

1399Wood gold

Santo Domingo

Dominican RepublicWilliam Ockelford Oldman Purchased from Mrs D K Oldman

Purchased with contribution from The

National Art Collections Fund (later The Art

Fund)

1949 220 140 440 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=651811amppartId=1ampsearchText=taino+ritual+wooden+seatamppage=1

119 EXH118 ASIA Japanese sword blade - tachiYoshikane - signature of

smith in Japanese199205231 British Museum

1200-1250

ADSteel Japan Dr Walter A Compton Purchased at Christies

Purchased through Eskanazi Ltd at BMs

request1992 50 970 10 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=765587amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199205231amppage=1

120 EXH119 BEP Lewis Chessman - King 1831110179 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 99 51 44 245 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=399amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1831110179amppage=1

121 EXH120 BEP Lewis Chessman - Queen 1831110184 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 96 50 34 156 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=404amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1831110184amppage=1

122 EXH121 BEP Lewis Chessman - Knight 18311101114 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 101 64 34 200 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6207amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101114amppage=1

123 EXH122 BEP Lewis Chessman - Warder 18311101122 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 71 38 28 150 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6215amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101122amppage=1

125 EXH124 BEP Lewis Chessman - Pawn 18311101127 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 50 28 22 150 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6220amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101127amppage=1

126 EXH125 BEP Lewis Chessman - Pawn 18311101133 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 510 24 23 150 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6226amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101133amppage=1

127 EXH126 ASIA Jade Dragon Cup

Ulugh Beg Kuragan in

Turkish Kuragan is a title

meaning royal son-in-law

195911201 British MuseumAD 1417-

1449Jade silver Central Asia

Purchased from Brooke Sewell Permanent

Fund1959 73 195 124 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=255413amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195911201amppage=1

128 EXH127 AOA Terracotta head from Ife Af193407161 British Museumc 1100-

1400 ADTerracotta

Iwinrin Grove Ife

NigeriaDonated by Harold George Ramshaw 1934 240 125 160 18kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=619063amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af193407161amppage=1

129 EXH128 ASIA Chinese (Yuan) blue-and-white serving dish Franks1670 British Museum1330-1350

ADGlazed porcelain

Jingdezhen Jiangxi

Province China

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1876 76 458 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=264386amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Franks1670amppage=1

130 EXH129 ASIAKorean (Punchong) ware dish with Japanese

repairs1947121717 British Museum c 15th C AD Ceramic gold laquer Korea Donated by Henry Bergen 1947 75 178 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=769413amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1947121717amppage=1

131 EXH130 ASIA Punchong ware bottle with fish 200011301 British Museum c 1500 Glazed stoneware KoreaPurchased at Christies New York (19th

Sept lot 370)

Purchase funded by Hahn Kwang-Ho

Purchase Fund2000 287 170 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxmuseumno=200011301ampILINK|34484|assetId=21476001ampobjectI d=178952amppartId=1

132 EXH131 ASIAJapanese Teabowl inspired by Korean Buncheong

stonewareFranks1982 British Museum

c AD 1620-

1650Glazed stoneware Japan

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1870s 85 137 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=774739amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Franks1982amppage=1

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Inscriptions (if

applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

133 EXH132 ASIAJapanese lotus stoneware dish inspired by Korean

Buncheong stonewareFranks1945 British Museum

c AD 1670-

1750 Glazed stoneware Japan

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1870s 83 235 218 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=774771amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Franks1945amppage=1

134 EXH133 ME Iznik polychrome dish with floral designs G142 British Museumc 1570-

1580 ADGlazed ceramic Iznik Turkey Frederick Du Cane Goodman Bequeathed by Miss Edith Goodman 1983 70 350 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=215441amppartId=1ampmuseumno=G142amppage=1

135 EXH134 ME Iznik Golden Horn blue and white dish 188706179 British Museumc 1530-

1540 ADCeramic Iznik Turkey Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1887 60 331 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=239015amppartId=1ampmuseumno=188706179amppage=1

136 EXH135 ME Iznik Damascus style jar 18781230513 British Museumc 1540-

1560 ADCeramic Iznik Turkey John Henderson Bequeathed by John Henderson 1878 330 285 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=239219amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18781230513amppage =1

137 EXH136 BEP Hebrew astrolabe 189306163 British Museum1345-1355

ADBrass Spain Freacutedeacuteric Spitzer

Purchased through Rollin amp Feuardent

probably at the Chevallier amp Mannheim

Auction Paris

1893 111 914 156 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=54859amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189306163amppage=1

139 EXH137 PD Albrecht Durer Rhinoceros woodcut printSigned dated titled on

block by artist18950122715 British Museum 1515 AD Paper Nuremberg Germany Donated by William Mitchell 1895 241 301 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1342337amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18950122715amppag e=1

Section 8 Encounters and Connections (AD 1500 - 1800)

140 EXH138 BEP Circumnavigation medal - silver 1891090512 British Museum 1589 AD Silver England UK Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1891 1 68 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=51848amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1891090512amppage=1

141 EXH139 CM Circumnavigation medal - electrotype CME892 British Museum20th21st C

ADElectrotype UK Unknown Purchased through Christies 1967 1 66 194 g

142 EXH140 CM Piece of Eight silver coin C339 British Museum 1618 AD Silver Spain Unknown Unknown

probably acquired before the British

Museums current registration system was

created in the late 1830s

pre-1970 42 209 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1030863amppartId=1ampmuseumno=C339amppage=1

143 EXH141 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020539 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Potosi Bolivia Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 42 269 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466647amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020539amppage =1

144 EXH142 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020540 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Mexico Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 41 27 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466649amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020540amppage =1

145 EXH143 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020541 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Mexico Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 40 239 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466648amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020541amppage=1

146 EXH144 ASIA Kakiemon porcelain elephant 198003251 British Museummid-late 17th

C ADPorcelain

Arita Saga

Prefecture JapanPurchased from Lady Garner 1980 350 435 140 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=766883amppartId=1ampsearchText=kakiemon+elephantsamppage=1

147 EXH145 BEP Carved figure of Christ 195710081 British Museum1600-1700

ADIvory wood Goa India Purchased from Messers Delahar 1957 264 120 90 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=78233amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195710081amppage=1

148 EXH146 ME Shia religious parade standard

Arabic Transliteration

Jaha Allah Muhammad

Ali Fatima al-Hasan al-

Husain Ali Muhammad

Jafar Musa Ali

Muhammad Ali al-Hasan

Ali Allah

Translation God is great

(followed by thirteen of the

fourteen Immaculate ones

listed in order The 12th

imam is not mentioned and

the last roundel contains the

names of Ali and Allah)

1888090116 British Museum 1650-1700 Gilded brass IranDonated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1888 1280 270 50 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=218072amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1888090116amppage=1

149 EXH147 ME Mughal miniature painting of Prince visiting holy

man with attendants1920091704 British Museum c 1610 Paper India Stowe House Transferred from British Library 1920

254

(sheet)

219

(image)

142

(sheet)

104

(image)

1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=232044amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1920091704amppage=1

200 EXH148 PD

Anonymous woodcut print Goumlttlicher

Schrifftmessiger woldenckwuumlrdiger Traum a

broadside on the centenary of the German

Reformation

Signed with S S S 18800710299 British Museum 1617 AD Paper Leipzig Germany Unknown 1880 284 347 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1434936amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18800710299amppage=1

201 EXH149 BEPCameo showing Omphale with diamonds and

rubies189907182 British Museum c 16th C AD Onyx gold diamond ruby Italy

Formerly in the Piccolomini Cabinet

in Rome given by Charles V HRE

to Clemenet VII who presented to

the Piccolomini family Subsequently

in the Medina and Bessborough

collections

Purchased from Rollin amp Feuardent 1899 60 45 10 523 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=38848amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189907182amppage=1

202 EXH150 AOA Benin plaque depicting The Oba with Europeans Af1898011523 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 435 410 107 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610486amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011523amppage=1

203 EXH151 AOA Benin plaque depicting a European Af1898011510 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 464 312 52 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610494amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011510amppage=1

204 EXH152 AOA Benin plaque depicting a European with matchlock Af1898011512 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 470 310 90 85 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610492amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011512amppage=1

150 EXH153 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1896-758 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev Dr William Sparrow Simpson

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1896 16 62 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621949amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1896-758amppage=1

151 EXH154 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041331 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 20 68 63 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621480amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041331amppage=1

152 EXH155 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041334 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 20 63 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100648amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041334amppage=1

153 EXH156 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041336 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 17 63 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100700amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041336amppage=1

154 EXH157 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041339 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 16 59 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100696amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041339amppage=1

155 EXH158 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905111 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 15 58 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621244amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905111amppage=1

156 EXH159 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905112 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 17 59 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609169amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905112amppage=1

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applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

157 EXH160 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905113 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 17 58 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905113amppage=1

158 EXH161 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905114 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 15 58 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609167amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905114amppage=1

159 EXH162 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905115 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 16 52 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609166amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905115amppage=1

160 EXH163 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1920110113 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Donald A MacAlister 1920 TBC 65 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=620492amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1920110113amppage=1

161 EXH164 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453a British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 60 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=616669amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453aamppage=1

162 EXH165 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609156amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453bamppage=1

163 EXH166 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609154amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453damppage=1

164 EXH167 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609152amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453famppage=1

165 EXH168 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453g British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609151amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453gamppage=1

166 EXH169 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453h British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609150amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453hamppage=1

167 EXH170 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453i British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609149amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453iamppage=1

168 EXH171 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453j British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609148amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453jamppage=1

169 EXH172 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453k British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609147amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453kamppage=1

170 EXH173 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453l British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609146amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453lamppage=1

171 EXH174 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19560720 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Charles Partridge Donated by Charles Partridge 1956 15 58 59 50 g

172 EXH175 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

173 EXH176 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353c British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

174 EXH177 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

175 EXH178 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353e British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

176 EXH179 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

177 EXH180 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011178 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 57 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611267amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

178 EXH181 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011179 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 57 58 50 g

179 EXH182 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011180 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 21 63 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611265amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

180 EXH183 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011181 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 18 60 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611264amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

181 EXH184 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011242 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 19 60 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611208amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678ampmaterial=19077amppage=1

182 EXH185 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011243 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 61 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611207amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

183 EXH186 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841953 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610176amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

184 EXH187 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841954 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 63 65 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610175amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

185 EXH188 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841955 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610174amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

186 EXH189 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841956 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 61 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610173amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

187 EXH190 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841957 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 63 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610172amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

188 EXH191 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841958 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 68 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610171amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

189 EXH192 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841959 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 65 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610170amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

190 EXH193 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841960 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610169amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

191 EXH194 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841961 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 57 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610168amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

192 EXH195 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841962 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 62 61 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610167amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

193 EXH196 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7a British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

194 EXH197 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

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195 EXH198 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7c British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

196 EXH199 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

197 EXH200 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7e British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

198 EXH201 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

199 EXH202 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7g British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

205 EXH203 ASIA Shadow puppet (LEAD - Bima) Content Aria Bima 18591228675 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 750 380 361 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545604amppartId=1ampsearchText=shadow+puppet+aria+bimaamppage=1

206 EXH204 ASIA Shadow puppet (Gunungun) 19390451 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816 Donated by Mrs JH Drake 1939 935 383 323 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=544233amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As19390451amppage=1

207 EXH205 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hanuman) Content Moryet Anila 18591228542 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 712 230 216 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=574739amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228542amppage=1

208 EXH206 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hero)Content Yoyo Langkara of

Bali18591228691 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816

Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 600 175 101 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545469amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228691amppage=1

209 EXH207 ASIA Shadow puppet (woman) 18591228687 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 527 145 71 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545456amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228687+amppage=1

210 EXH208 AOA Sowei mask Af188611261a-b British Museum 1880-1886 Wood raffia fringeSherbro District

Sierra Leone

Collected by Thomas Joshua

Alldridge for display in the Colonial

and Indian Exhibition 1886

1886 Purchased from Thomas Joshua Alldridge 1886

1500

(Mask

430)

540 540 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=634670amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af188611261aamppage=1

211 EXH209 AOABrass cast of Maori mere club engraved with Sir

Joseph Banks coat of arms

Content Jos Banks Esq

above and 1772 below

inscribed coat of arms

(shield divided by a cross

with a fleur-de-lis in each

corner)

Oc193602061 British Museum 1772 AD BrassMade in London

EnglandComissioned by Sir Joseph Banks 1772 Donated by Harry Geoffrey Beasley 1936 365 100 38 4 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=497632amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc193602061amppage=1

212 EXH210 AOA Hawaiian basket helmet Oc1980Q992 British Museum 18th C AD Olona fibre Hawaii USAPossibly acquired from George Goodman

Hewett1980 300 155 265 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=489833amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1980Q992amppage=1

213 EXH211 AOA Metis frock coat Am195405965 British Museumc 1800-

1900 AD

Mooseskin (Alces alces) claw

(Odocoileus virinianus)

horsehair otter hair porcupine

quill (Erethizon dorsatum) paint

Canada

Purchased at auction (1925)

possibly from Sophia Lade Lampson

(unconfirmed)

Brought into Wellcome Collection

(1933)

Donated by the Wellcome Institute for the

History of Medicine1954 1300 1500 300 12 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=526467amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am195405965amppage=1

214 EXH212 ASIAJade bi ancient collared disc with later (1790)

Chinese engraving by the Qianlong Emperor

Full details and prose-

format paraphrase by

Stephen D Allee (2010)

included on BMorg

catalogue Chinese poem

inscribed by the Qianlong

Emperor

19370416140 British Museum

c1200 BC

(1790 AD

inscription)

Jade China Imperial Qianlong Collection 1790 Purchased from George Eumorfopoulos 1937 10 155 300 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=258946amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19370416140amppage=1

Section 9 The World of Our Making (AD 1800 - Today)

215 EXH213 BEP Ships chronometer from HMS Beagle

Content LONDON

No2853

Thos Earnshaw

INVT ET FECIT

No509

ONE DAY

195810061957 British Museumc1795-1805

ADBrass steel mahogany London England UK Courtenay Adrian Ilbert Donated by Gilbert Edgar

Purchased from the beneficiaries of the

Ilbert Estate via generous donation of

funds from Gilbert Edgar CBE public

donations and government funds

1958 176 208 208 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=55372amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195810061957amppage=1

216 EXH214 CM Colonial Bank note from Mauritius 19840605629 British Museum AD 1839 PaperIssued in Mauritius

printed in LondonPurchased from William LS Barrett 1984 126 195 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1108595amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19840605629amppage=1

217 EXH215 BEPEarly Victorian tea set (teapot sugar bowl milk

jug)

gtBase of Milk Jug

Content WEDGWOOD

gtMounts of Teapot and Jug

Content hallmark for 1839-

1840 and makers mark IF

(probably for John Figg)

gtMount of Sugar Bowl

Content hallmark for 1843

makers mark WC (possibly

for William Cooper)

gtSugar Bowl

Content WEDGWOOD

ETRURIA

19091201108 British Museumc 1840-

1845 ADUnglazed stoneware silver

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

England UK

Reputedly owned by Adelaide of

Saxe-Coburg Meiningen (Queen of

William IV)

Donated by Isaac Falcke and Mrs Mary

Anne Falcke1909

145

84

120

174

138

107

85

110

80

400 g

234 g

202 g

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=81729amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19091201108amppage=1

218 EXH216 ASIAKatsushika Hokusai Illustrated manga (14 book

set)1979030504281-14 British Museum

c 1814-

1878 ADPaper Japan Jack Hillier Purchased from Jack Hillier 1979 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3358009amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1979030504281amppage=1

219 EXH217 CMUS Election badge Seymour Blair campaign

badge

H SEYMOUR FOR

PRESIDENT 1868

reverse F P BLAIR FOR

VICE-PRESIDENT 1868

190611033761 British Museum 1868 AD Iron USA Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber 1906 28 44 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1216615amppartId=1ampmuseumno=190611033761amppage=1

220 EXH218 CMEisenhower hologram (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)I LIKE IKE 1964111714 British Museum 1952 - 6 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 63 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111714amppage=1

221 EXH219 CMNixon Lodge (US Election badge group display of 8

badges)

IM FOR NIXON and

LODGE1964111716 British Museum 1960 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 23 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528382amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111716amppage=1

222 EXH220 CMJimmy Carter for President (US Election badge

group display of 8 badges)

JIMMY CARTER FOR

PRESIDENT198711357 British Museum 1976 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 31 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528319amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198711357amppage=1

223 EXH221 CMReagan with stars (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)REAGAN 80 1987113517 British Museum 1980 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 56 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528287amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1987113517amppage=1

224 EXH222 CMKeep America Strong (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)

REAGAN KEEP AMERICA

STRONG19871135117 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 88 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528248amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135117amppage=1

225 EXH223 CMDump Reagan in rsquo84 (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)DUMP REAGAN in 84 19871135167 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 57 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528493amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135167amppage=1

226 EXH224 CMShit Happened (US Election badge group display of

8 badges)SHIT HAPPENED 199406097 British Museum c 1993 Plastic metal USA Anonymous donation 1994 44 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3607482amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199406097amppage=1

227 EXH225 BEPRussian revolutionary Victory of the Workers

plate

Russian Obverse Content

The victory of the workers

October 1917

Reverse Content 1920

198112082 British Museum AD 1919 Ceramic

State Porcelain

Factory St

Petersburg Russia

Purchased from Dan Klein Ltd 1981 40 235 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4140amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198112082amppage=1

228 EXH226 PD Hockneyrsquos In the Dull Village 1981121288 British Museum 1966 AD Paper England Purchased from Sam Fogg 1981 35 225 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4502amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1981121288amppage=1

229 EXH227 MEWoven Afghan war rug with Russian soldiers

depicted as white Divs2010601312 British Museum 1980 - 1989 Wool woven Afghanistan Donated by Graham Gower

Part of a collection donated on 4 April 2010

when they were placed on deposit (Deposit

no 789)

2010 1580 1010 5 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3316855amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201060131225u00a025u00a025u00a0+amppage=1

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estimated)

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230 EXH228 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea South

Pacific Export LagerOc1990094 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood metal rubber

fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 120 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485183amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990094amppage=1

231 EXH229 AOA Wahgi shield from Papua New Guinea SIX 2 SIX Oc19900919 British Museumc 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood plastic metal

textile fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1520 500 130 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc19900919amppage=1

232 EXH230 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea coloured

triangle motifsOc1990098 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 ADPaimted wood metal fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 80 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990098amppage=1

233 EXH231 AOAFiel dos Santos Mother sculpture made of

decommissioned firearms201120261 British Museum 2011 AD Metal plastic bone wood Maputo Mozambique Fiel dos Santos 2011 Purchased from Fiel dos Santos 2011 1020 300 290 520 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3373333amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201120261amppage=1

234 EXH232 CM Plastic VISA Credit card 200941282 British Museum 2009 AD Plastic Dubai UAEDonated by Hong Kong amp Shanghai

Banking Corporation2009 45 85 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3230700amppartId=1ampmuseumno=200941282amppage=1

235 EXH233 AOA Counterfeit Football shirt - DrogbaContent DROGBA 11

SAMSUNG201020485 British Museum 2010 AD Synthetic fibres

Made in Indonesia

Purchased in Peru

Purchased for the British Museum through

JD Hill2010 800 700 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3579006amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020485amppage=1

236 EXH234 ASIAGreen plastic solar-powered lamp with solar panel

and charger201020481 British Museum 2010 AD Plastic China Ashden Donated by Neil MacGregor 2010

Lamp

148

Panel

160

Lamp 127

Panel 180

Lamp 140

Panel 451 kg

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

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67 EXH065 ASIA Tang tomb figure of a civil official 19361012221 British Museum c 728 AD Glazed earthenwareLuoyang Henan

ChinaPurchased from George Eumorfopoulos 1936 1070 290 300 10 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=259388amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19361012221amppage=1

68 EXH066 ASIAFragment of a silk banner found at Dunhuang

showing Oriental deer MAS874a British Museum

AD 800 -

900Silk

Dunhuang Qian Fo

Dong Gansu

Province China

Sir Marc Aurel Stein 1906-1908Acquired from Steins Second Central

Asian Expedition 1906-08

The expedition was financed 35 by the

Government of India and 25 by the British

Museum and it was agreed that the finds

from the expedition should be allocated in

these proportions The distribution of the

finds between London and India was

determined by specialists appointed by the

Government of India (through the India

Office London) and the British Museum

who drew up lists of the objects for

approval by both sides The lists were

drawn up and approved in 1915

1917 302 165 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1342060amppartId=1ampmuseumno=MAS874aamppage=1

69 EXH067 ASIAFragment of a silk banner found at Dunhuang

showing Oriental deer MAS874b British Museum

AD 800 -

900Silk

Dunhuang Qian Fo

Dong Gansu

Province China

Sir Marc Aurel Stein 1906-1908Acquired from Steins Second Central

Asian Expedition 1906-08

The expedition was financed 35 by the

Government of India and 25 by the British

Museum and it was agreed that the finds

from the expedition should be allocated in

these proportions The distribution of the

finds between London and India was

determined by specialists appointed by the

Government of India (through the India

Office London) and the British Museum

who drew up lists of the objects for

approval by both sides The lists were

drawn up and approved in 1915

1917 287 109 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1342060amppartId=1ampmuseumno=MAS874bamppage=1

70 EXH068 ME Wall fragment depicting a human face OA+10622 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 120 115 30 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241633amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+10622amppage=1

71 EXH069 ME Wall fragment depicting a camels head OA+11131 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 110 80 30 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241258amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+11131amppage=1

72 EXH070 ME Wall fragment - Stucco design OA+10977 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 190 210 70 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241389amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+10977amppage=1

73 EXH071 ME Wall fragment - Floral stucco design OA+10934 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 160 140 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241428amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+10934amppage=1

74 EXH072 ME Wall fragment depicting a human face OA+11075 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 230 140 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241300amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+11075amppage=1

75 EXH073 ME Wall fragment depicting a Peacocks tail OA+10947 British Museum 9th C AD Painted plaster Samarra Iraq Excavated by Prof Ernst Herzfeld 1911-1913

Discovered during the German excavations

in Samarra between 1911-13 and fell into

British hands when the Mesopotamian

Expeditionary Force took Samarra in April

1917

1921 230 180 40 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=241415amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+10947amppage=1

76 EXH074 ASIA Chinese pot sherds from Kilwa Africa (x13) OA+916 British Museumc 10th-14th

C ADCeramic

Kilwa Kisiwani Lindi

TanzaniaR Tanner 1948 Donated by R Tanner 1974 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=230067amppartId=1ampmuseumno=OA+916amppage=1

77 EXH075 ASIA Stone Buddha head from Borobudur 18591228176 British Museum 780-840 AD Volcanic stoneBorobudur Java

IndonesiaSir Thomas Stamford Raffles

Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 330 240 270 30 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=251486amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18591228176amppage=1

78 EXH076 BEP Roman silver pepper pot from Hoxne 1994040833 British Museum AD 350-400 Silver gildingHoxne Suffolk

EnglandEric Lawes 1992

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)

Acquired with contributions from The

National Art Collections Fund (later The Art

Fund) British Museum Friends and the

National Heritage Memorial Fund

1994 103 579 43 108 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1362638amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1994040833amppage=1

79 EXH077 BEP Ivory panel showing the adoration of the Magi 1856062317 British Museum c 800 AD Ivory Aachen Germany Purchased from William Maskell 1856 168 65 6 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=60018amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1856062317amppage=1

80 EXH078 BEP Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver thistle brooch 185905111 British Museum c 10th C AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 196 694 155 1155 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63937amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905111amppage=1

81 EXH079 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver penannular

brooch185905112 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 768 871 9 71 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63932amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905112amppage=1

82 EXH080 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver thistle brooch

hacksilver185905113 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 163 134 109 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63935amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905113amppage=1

83 EXH081 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver pseudo-

penannular brooch hacksilver185905114 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 204 58 127 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=86457amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905114amppage=1

84 EXH082 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver bossed

penannular brooch fragment185905115 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 406 211 29 825 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63938amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905115amppage=1

85 EXH083 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver ingot

hacksilver185905116 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 607 197 8 346 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63930amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905116amppage=1

86 EXH084 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver armlet

hacksilver185905117 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 333 69 112 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905117amppage=1

87 EXH085 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver armlet

hacksilver185905118 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 414 83 222 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63893amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905118amppage=1

88 EXH086 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver bracelet

hacksilver185905119 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 305 133 4 152 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63890amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185905119amppage=1

89 EXH087 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver armlet

hacksilver1859051110 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 124 145 31 49 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63892amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051110amppage=1

90 EXH088 BEPGoldsborough (Viking) Hoard - silver armlet

hacksilver1859051111 British Museum 9-10th C AD Silver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 228 308 254 128 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=63887amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051111amppage=1

91 EXH089 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Anglo-Saxon coin 1859051112 British Museum c 924 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 16 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3531577amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051112amppage=1

92 EXH090 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051116 British Museum 892-907 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 26 29 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3362532amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051116amppage=1

93 EXH091 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051121 British Museum 903 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 13 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=899659amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051121amppage=1

94 EXH092 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051121b British Museum 903 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 26 14 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3362518amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051121bamppage=1

95 EXH093 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051122 British Museum 892-907 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 27 28 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3362538amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051122amppage=1

96 EXH094 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051124 British Museum 906 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 28 35 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3362514amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051124amppage=1

97 EXH095 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051128 British Museum 819-999 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 28 29 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=896307amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051128amppage=1

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applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

98 EXH096 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Abbasid silver coin 1859051131 British Museum 893 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 2 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3309490amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051131amppage=1

99 EXH097 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Banijurid silver coin 1859051135 British Museum 874-899 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 26 4 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3367070amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051135amppage=1

100 EXH098 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051141 British Museum 819-999 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 20 19 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3361658amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051141amppage=1

101 EXH099 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051142 British Museum 819-999 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 32 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3361655amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051142amppage=1

102 EXH100 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Tahirid silver coin 1859051143 British Museum 816 AD Silver alloyGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 28 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3360283amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051143amppage=1

103 EXH101 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Anglo-Saxon coin 185907261 British Museumc 871-899

ADSilver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 28 34 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1092114amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185907261amppage=1

104 EXH102 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Anglo-Saxon coin 185907262 British Museum c 924 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 23 16 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1068682amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185907262amppage=1

105 EXH103 ASIA Japanese bronze mirror with cranes and pines 192710142 British Museum 12th C AD Bronze Japan Donated by H Yamakawa 1927 8 112 117 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=770300amppartId=1ampmuseumno=192710142amppage=1

106 EXH104 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a warrior AmP1 British Museum 100-700 AD Ceramic Peru LiverpoolDonated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1873 225 180 170 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=480501amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmP1amppage=1

107 EXH105 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a seated figure Am1947105 British Museum 100-700 AD Ceramic Peru Donated by Mrs EHS Spottiswoode 1947 210 170 180 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=478210amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1947105amppage=1

108 EXH106 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a seated figure Am1947102 British Museum 100-700 AD Ceramic Peru Donated by Mrs EHS Spottiswoode 1947 175 160 185 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=478213amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1947102amppage=1

109 EXH107 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a seated warrior Am190912187 British Museum 100-700 AD CeramicTrujillo La Libertad

PeruThomas Hewitt Myring Donated by Henry Van den Bergh

Donated through the National Art

Collections Fund (later The Art Fund)1909 260 140 200 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=480108amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am190912187amppage=1

110 EXH108 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a sleeping man Am1909121815 British Museum 100-700 AD CeramicTrujillo La Libertad

PeruThomas Hewitt Myring Donated by Henry Van den Bergh

Donated through the National Art

Collections Fund (later The Art Fund)1909 230 120 200 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=480101amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1909121815amppage=1

111 EXH109 AOA Mayan stone altar Am1923Maud16 British Museumc763-822

ADLimestone Copan Honduras Dr Alfred Percival Maudslay probably c1886

Donated to VampA Museum in 1886

Collection transferred to BM in 19231923 380 1030 800 256 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3428766amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1923Maud16amppage=1

Section 7 Innovation and Adaptation (AD 900 - 1550)

112 EXH110 BEP Icon of St Jerome

Content IRAM VINCE

PATIE CIAAM SIECIAZ

SCRIPT RARVM CARNIS

VINSIA NO AMAE

Transliteration Iram vince

patientia Ama scientia

Scripturarum et carnis vitia

non amabis

Translation Overcome

wrath by patience love the

knowledge of the Scriptures

and you will not love the sin

of the flesh

199405011 British Museum1400-1450

ADWood gesso gold Crete Greece

Once in the possession of John

Ruskin the panel was given by its

owner to the painter William Ward

(1829-1908) Alfred A de Pass

(according to the label on the back)

purchased it from Ward before 1905

when it was exhibited at the

Burlington Fine Arts Club (no 8) It

was presented to the National

Gallery in 1920 (no 3543) and

transferred to the British Museum in

1994

Donated by The National Gallery 1994 352 283 40 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=58756amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199405011amppage=1

113 EXH111 ASIA Shiva and Parvati sculpture 195010186 British Museum 10th C AD BasaltGaya District Bihar

IndiaC E Buckland CIE

Donated by Sir Phillip Buckland (son of CE

Buckland)1950 406 250 130 18 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=247656amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195010186amppage=1

114 EXH112 AOA Huastec sculpture Am184206115 British Museum900-1521

ADSandstone Paacutenuco River Mexico Donated by Capt James Vetch 1842 875 360 183 89 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=669495amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am184206115amppage=1

115 EXH113 AOA Sculpture of Aztec spirit (Chuateteo) Am1990101 British Museumc1400-1521

ADAndesite Mexico

found in Scottish country house

Possibly from the collection of

William Bullock

Purchased from Michael Graham Stewart 1990 740 450 420 182 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=469879amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1990101amppage=1

116 EXH114 AOA Inca gold llama statuette Am192107211 British Museum1400-1550

ADGold Peru Purchased from NL Davidson 1921 55 25 65 250 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=479664amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am192107211amppage=1

138 EXH115 AOA Double-headed boundary marker Oc192005062 British Museum AD 1600-1800Stone Easter Island Katherine Maria Routledge 1913-1915 Donated by W Scoresby Routledge 1920 48 27 27 40 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=500971amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc192005062amppage=1

117 EXH116 BEP Saint Connal Bell Shrine 1889090223 British Museumc 1400-

1500 ADBronze silver rock crystal gold

Inishkeel Donegal

Ireland

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1889 228 166 125 212 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=8801amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1889090223amppage=1

118 EXH117 AOA Taino ritual wooden seat Am194922118 British MuseumAD 1292-

1399Wood gold

Santo Domingo

Dominican RepublicWilliam Ockelford Oldman Purchased from Mrs D K Oldman

Purchased with contribution from The

National Art Collections Fund (later The Art

Fund)

1949 220 140 440 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=651811amppartId=1ampsearchText=taino+ritual+wooden+seatamppage=1

119 EXH118 ASIA Japanese sword blade - tachiYoshikane - signature of

smith in Japanese199205231 British Museum

1200-1250

ADSteel Japan Dr Walter A Compton Purchased at Christies

Purchased through Eskanazi Ltd at BMs

request1992 50 970 10 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=765587amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199205231amppage=1

120 EXH119 BEP Lewis Chessman - King 1831110179 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 99 51 44 245 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=399amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1831110179amppage=1

121 EXH120 BEP Lewis Chessman - Queen 1831110184 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 96 50 34 156 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=404amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1831110184amppage=1

122 EXH121 BEP Lewis Chessman - Knight 18311101114 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 101 64 34 200 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6207amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101114amppage=1

123 EXH122 BEP Lewis Chessman - Warder 18311101122 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 71 38 28 150 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6215amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101122amppage=1

125 EXH124 BEP Lewis Chessman - Pawn 18311101127 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 50 28 22 150 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6220amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101127amppage=1

126 EXH125 BEP Lewis Chessman - Pawn 18311101133 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 510 24 23 150 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6226amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101133amppage=1

127 EXH126 ASIA Jade Dragon Cup

Ulugh Beg Kuragan in

Turkish Kuragan is a title

meaning royal son-in-law

195911201 British MuseumAD 1417-

1449Jade silver Central Asia

Purchased from Brooke Sewell Permanent

Fund1959 73 195 124 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=255413amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195911201amppage=1

128 EXH127 AOA Terracotta head from Ife Af193407161 British Museumc 1100-

1400 ADTerracotta

Iwinrin Grove Ife

NigeriaDonated by Harold George Ramshaw 1934 240 125 160 18kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=619063amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af193407161amppage=1

129 EXH128 ASIA Chinese (Yuan) blue-and-white serving dish Franks1670 British Museum1330-1350

ADGlazed porcelain

Jingdezhen Jiangxi

Province China

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1876 76 458 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=264386amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Franks1670amppage=1

130 EXH129 ASIAKorean (Punchong) ware dish with Japanese

repairs1947121717 British Museum c 15th C AD Ceramic gold laquer Korea Donated by Henry Bergen 1947 75 178 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=769413amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1947121717amppage=1

131 EXH130 ASIA Punchong ware bottle with fish 200011301 British Museum c 1500 Glazed stoneware KoreaPurchased at Christies New York (19th

Sept lot 370)

Purchase funded by Hahn Kwang-Ho

Purchase Fund2000 287 170 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxmuseumno=200011301ampILINK|34484|assetId=21476001ampobjectI d=178952amppartId=1

132 EXH131 ASIAJapanese Teabowl inspired by Korean Buncheong

stonewareFranks1982 British Museum

c AD 1620-

1650Glazed stoneware Japan

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1870s 85 137 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=774739amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Franks1982amppage=1

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Inscriptions (if

applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

133 EXH132 ASIAJapanese lotus stoneware dish inspired by Korean

Buncheong stonewareFranks1945 British Museum

c AD 1670-

1750 Glazed stoneware Japan

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1870s 83 235 218 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=774771amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Franks1945amppage=1

134 EXH133 ME Iznik polychrome dish with floral designs G142 British Museumc 1570-

1580 ADGlazed ceramic Iznik Turkey Frederick Du Cane Goodman Bequeathed by Miss Edith Goodman 1983 70 350 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=215441amppartId=1ampmuseumno=G142amppage=1

135 EXH134 ME Iznik Golden Horn blue and white dish 188706179 British Museumc 1530-

1540 ADCeramic Iznik Turkey Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1887 60 331 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=239015amppartId=1ampmuseumno=188706179amppage=1

136 EXH135 ME Iznik Damascus style jar 18781230513 British Museumc 1540-

1560 ADCeramic Iznik Turkey John Henderson Bequeathed by John Henderson 1878 330 285 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=239219amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18781230513amppage =1

137 EXH136 BEP Hebrew astrolabe 189306163 British Museum1345-1355

ADBrass Spain Freacutedeacuteric Spitzer

Purchased through Rollin amp Feuardent

probably at the Chevallier amp Mannheim

Auction Paris

1893 111 914 156 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=54859amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189306163amppage=1

139 EXH137 PD Albrecht Durer Rhinoceros woodcut printSigned dated titled on

block by artist18950122715 British Museum 1515 AD Paper Nuremberg Germany Donated by William Mitchell 1895 241 301 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1342337amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18950122715amppag e=1

Section 8 Encounters and Connections (AD 1500 - 1800)

140 EXH138 BEP Circumnavigation medal - silver 1891090512 British Museum 1589 AD Silver England UK Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1891 1 68 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=51848amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1891090512amppage=1

141 EXH139 CM Circumnavigation medal - electrotype CME892 British Museum20th21st C

ADElectrotype UK Unknown Purchased through Christies 1967 1 66 194 g

142 EXH140 CM Piece of Eight silver coin C339 British Museum 1618 AD Silver Spain Unknown Unknown

probably acquired before the British

Museums current registration system was

created in the late 1830s

pre-1970 42 209 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1030863amppartId=1ampmuseumno=C339amppage=1

143 EXH141 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020539 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Potosi Bolivia Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 42 269 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466647amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020539amppage =1

144 EXH142 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020540 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Mexico Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 41 27 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466649amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020540amppage =1

145 EXH143 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020541 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Mexico Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 40 239 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466648amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020541amppage=1

146 EXH144 ASIA Kakiemon porcelain elephant 198003251 British Museummid-late 17th

C ADPorcelain

Arita Saga

Prefecture JapanPurchased from Lady Garner 1980 350 435 140 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=766883amppartId=1ampsearchText=kakiemon+elephantsamppage=1

147 EXH145 BEP Carved figure of Christ 195710081 British Museum1600-1700

ADIvory wood Goa India Purchased from Messers Delahar 1957 264 120 90 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=78233amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195710081amppage=1

148 EXH146 ME Shia religious parade standard

Arabic Transliteration

Jaha Allah Muhammad

Ali Fatima al-Hasan al-

Husain Ali Muhammad

Jafar Musa Ali

Muhammad Ali al-Hasan

Ali Allah

Translation God is great

(followed by thirteen of the

fourteen Immaculate ones

listed in order The 12th

imam is not mentioned and

the last roundel contains the

names of Ali and Allah)

1888090116 British Museum 1650-1700 Gilded brass IranDonated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1888 1280 270 50 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=218072amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1888090116amppage=1

149 EXH147 ME Mughal miniature painting of Prince visiting holy

man with attendants1920091704 British Museum c 1610 Paper India Stowe House Transferred from British Library 1920

254

(sheet)

219

(image)

142

(sheet)

104

(image)

1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=232044amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1920091704amppage=1

200 EXH148 PD

Anonymous woodcut print Goumlttlicher

Schrifftmessiger woldenckwuumlrdiger Traum a

broadside on the centenary of the German

Reformation

Signed with S S S 18800710299 British Museum 1617 AD Paper Leipzig Germany Unknown 1880 284 347 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1434936amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18800710299amppage=1

201 EXH149 BEPCameo showing Omphale with diamonds and

rubies189907182 British Museum c 16th C AD Onyx gold diamond ruby Italy

Formerly in the Piccolomini Cabinet

in Rome given by Charles V HRE

to Clemenet VII who presented to

the Piccolomini family Subsequently

in the Medina and Bessborough

collections

Purchased from Rollin amp Feuardent 1899 60 45 10 523 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=38848amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189907182amppage=1

202 EXH150 AOA Benin plaque depicting The Oba with Europeans Af1898011523 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 435 410 107 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610486amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011523amppage=1

203 EXH151 AOA Benin plaque depicting a European Af1898011510 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 464 312 52 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610494amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011510amppage=1

204 EXH152 AOA Benin plaque depicting a European with matchlock Af1898011512 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 470 310 90 85 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610492amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011512amppage=1

150 EXH153 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1896-758 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev Dr William Sparrow Simpson

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1896 16 62 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621949amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1896-758amppage=1

151 EXH154 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041331 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 20 68 63 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621480amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041331amppage=1

152 EXH155 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041334 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 20 63 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100648amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041334amppage=1

153 EXH156 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041336 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 17 63 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100700amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041336amppage=1

154 EXH157 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041339 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 16 59 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100696amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041339amppage=1

155 EXH158 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905111 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 15 58 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621244amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905111amppage=1

156 EXH159 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905112 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 17 59 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609169amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905112amppage=1

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y

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Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

157 EXH160 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905113 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 17 58 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905113amppage=1

158 EXH161 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905114 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 15 58 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609167amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905114amppage=1

159 EXH162 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905115 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 16 52 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609166amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905115amppage=1

160 EXH163 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1920110113 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Donald A MacAlister 1920 TBC 65 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=620492amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1920110113amppage=1

161 EXH164 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453a British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 60 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=616669amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453aamppage=1

162 EXH165 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609156amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453bamppage=1

163 EXH166 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609154amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453damppage=1

164 EXH167 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609152amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453famppage=1

165 EXH168 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453g British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609151amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453gamppage=1

166 EXH169 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453h British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609150amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453hamppage=1

167 EXH170 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453i British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609149amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453iamppage=1

168 EXH171 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453j British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609148amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453jamppage=1

169 EXH172 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453k British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609147amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453kamppage=1

170 EXH173 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453l British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609146amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453lamppage=1

171 EXH174 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19560720 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Charles Partridge Donated by Charles Partridge 1956 15 58 59 50 g

172 EXH175 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

173 EXH176 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353c British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

174 EXH177 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

175 EXH178 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353e British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

176 EXH179 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

177 EXH180 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011178 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 57 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611267amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

178 EXH181 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011179 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 57 58 50 g

179 EXH182 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011180 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 21 63 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611265amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

180 EXH183 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011181 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 18 60 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611264amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

181 EXH184 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011242 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 19 60 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611208amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678ampmaterial=19077amppage=1

182 EXH185 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011243 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 61 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611207amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

183 EXH186 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841953 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610176amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

184 EXH187 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841954 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 63 65 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610175amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

185 EXH188 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841955 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610174amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

186 EXH189 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841956 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 61 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610173amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

187 EXH190 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841957 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 63 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610172amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

188 EXH191 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841958 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 68 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610171amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

189 EXH192 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841959 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 65 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610170amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

190 EXH193 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841960 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610169amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

191 EXH194 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841961 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 57 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610168amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

192 EXH195 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841962 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 62 61 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610167amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

193 EXH196 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7a British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

194 EXH197 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

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Inscriptions (if

applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

195 EXH198 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7c British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

196 EXH199 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

197 EXH200 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7e British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

198 EXH201 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

199 EXH202 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7g British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

205 EXH203 ASIA Shadow puppet (LEAD - Bima) Content Aria Bima 18591228675 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 750 380 361 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545604amppartId=1ampsearchText=shadow+puppet+aria+bimaamppage=1

206 EXH204 ASIA Shadow puppet (Gunungun) 19390451 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816 Donated by Mrs JH Drake 1939 935 383 323 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=544233amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As19390451amppage=1

207 EXH205 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hanuman) Content Moryet Anila 18591228542 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 712 230 216 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=574739amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228542amppage=1

208 EXH206 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hero)Content Yoyo Langkara of

Bali18591228691 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816

Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 600 175 101 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545469amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228691amppage=1

209 EXH207 ASIA Shadow puppet (woman) 18591228687 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 527 145 71 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545456amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228687+amppage=1

210 EXH208 AOA Sowei mask Af188611261a-b British Museum 1880-1886 Wood raffia fringeSherbro District

Sierra Leone

Collected by Thomas Joshua

Alldridge for display in the Colonial

and Indian Exhibition 1886

1886 Purchased from Thomas Joshua Alldridge 1886

1500

(Mask

430)

540 540 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=634670amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af188611261aamppage=1

211 EXH209 AOABrass cast of Maori mere club engraved with Sir

Joseph Banks coat of arms

Content Jos Banks Esq

above and 1772 below

inscribed coat of arms

(shield divided by a cross

with a fleur-de-lis in each

corner)

Oc193602061 British Museum 1772 AD BrassMade in London

EnglandComissioned by Sir Joseph Banks 1772 Donated by Harry Geoffrey Beasley 1936 365 100 38 4 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=497632amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc193602061amppage=1

212 EXH210 AOA Hawaiian basket helmet Oc1980Q992 British Museum 18th C AD Olona fibre Hawaii USAPossibly acquired from George Goodman

Hewett1980 300 155 265 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=489833amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1980Q992amppage=1

213 EXH211 AOA Metis frock coat Am195405965 British Museumc 1800-

1900 AD

Mooseskin (Alces alces) claw

(Odocoileus virinianus)

horsehair otter hair porcupine

quill (Erethizon dorsatum) paint

Canada

Purchased at auction (1925)

possibly from Sophia Lade Lampson

(unconfirmed)

Brought into Wellcome Collection

(1933)

Donated by the Wellcome Institute for the

History of Medicine1954 1300 1500 300 12 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=526467amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am195405965amppage=1

214 EXH212 ASIAJade bi ancient collared disc with later (1790)

Chinese engraving by the Qianlong Emperor

Full details and prose-

format paraphrase by

Stephen D Allee (2010)

included on BMorg

catalogue Chinese poem

inscribed by the Qianlong

Emperor

19370416140 British Museum

c1200 BC

(1790 AD

inscription)

Jade China Imperial Qianlong Collection 1790 Purchased from George Eumorfopoulos 1937 10 155 300 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=258946amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19370416140amppage=1

Section 9 The World of Our Making (AD 1800 - Today)

215 EXH213 BEP Ships chronometer from HMS Beagle

Content LONDON

No2853

Thos Earnshaw

INVT ET FECIT

No509

ONE DAY

195810061957 British Museumc1795-1805

ADBrass steel mahogany London England UK Courtenay Adrian Ilbert Donated by Gilbert Edgar

Purchased from the beneficiaries of the

Ilbert Estate via generous donation of

funds from Gilbert Edgar CBE public

donations and government funds

1958 176 208 208 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=55372amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195810061957amppage=1

216 EXH214 CM Colonial Bank note from Mauritius 19840605629 British Museum AD 1839 PaperIssued in Mauritius

printed in LondonPurchased from William LS Barrett 1984 126 195 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1108595amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19840605629amppage=1

217 EXH215 BEPEarly Victorian tea set (teapot sugar bowl milk

jug)

gtBase of Milk Jug

Content WEDGWOOD

gtMounts of Teapot and Jug

Content hallmark for 1839-

1840 and makers mark IF

(probably for John Figg)

gtMount of Sugar Bowl

Content hallmark for 1843

makers mark WC (possibly

for William Cooper)

gtSugar Bowl

Content WEDGWOOD

ETRURIA

19091201108 British Museumc 1840-

1845 ADUnglazed stoneware silver

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

England UK

Reputedly owned by Adelaide of

Saxe-Coburg Meiningen (Queen of

William IV)

Donated by Isaac Falcke and Mrs Mary

Anne Falcke1909

145

84

120

174

138

107

85

110

80

400 g

234 g

202 g

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=81729amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19091201108amppage=1

218 EXH216 ASIAKatsushika Hokusai Illustrated manga (14 book

set)1979030504281-14 British Museum

c 1814-

1878 ADPaper Japan Jack Hillier Purchased from Jack Hillier 1979 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3358009amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1979030504281amppage=1

219 EXH217 CMUS Election badge Seymour Blair campaign

badge

H SEYMOUR FOR

PRESIDENT 1868

reverse F P BLAIR FOR

VICE-PRESIDENT 1868

190611033761 British Museum 1868 AD Iron USA Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber 1906 28 44 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1216615amppartId=1ampmuseumno=190611033761amppage=1

220 EXH218 CMEisenhower hologram (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)I LIKE IKE 1964111714 British Museum 1952 - 6 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 63 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111714amppage=1

221 EXH219 CMNixon Lodge (US Election badge group display of 8

badges)

IM FOR NIXON and

LODGE1964111716 British Museum 1960 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 23 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528382amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111716amppage=1

222 EXH220 CMJimmy Carter for President (US Election badge

group display of 8 badges)

JIMMY CARTER FOR

PRESIDENT198711357 British Museum 1976 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 31 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528319amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198711357amppage=1

223 EXH221 CMReagan with stars (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)REAGAN 80 1987113517 British Museum 1980 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 56 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528287amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1987113517amppage=1

224 EXH222 CMKeep America Strong (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)

REAGAN KEEP AMERICA

STRONG19871135117 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 88 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528248amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135117amppage=1

225 EXH223 CMDump Reagan in rsquo84 (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)DUMP REAGAN in 84 19871135167 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 57 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528493amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135167amppage=1

226 EXH224 CMShit Happened (US Election badge group display of

8 badges)SHIT HAPPENED 199406097 British Museum c 1993 Plastic metal USA Anonymous donation 1994 44 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3607482amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199406097amppage=1

227 EXH225 BEPRussian revolutionary Victory of the Workers

plate

Russian Obverse Content

The victory of the workers

October 1917

Reverse Content 1920

198112082 British Museum AD 1919 Ceramic

State Porcelain

Factory St

Petersburg Russia

Purchased from Dan Klein Ltd 1981 40 235 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4140amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198112082amppage=1

228 EXH226 PD Hockneyrsquos In the Dull Village 1981121288 British Museum 1966 AD Paper England Purchased from Sam Fogg 1981 35 225 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4502amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1981121288amppage=1

229 EXH227 MEWoven Afghan war rug with Russian soldiers

depicted as white Divs2010601312 British Museum 1980 - 1989 Wool woven Afghanistan Donated by Graham Gower

Part of a collection donated on 4 April 2010

when they were placed on deposit (Deposit

no 789)

2010 1580 1010 5 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3316855amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201060131225u00a025u00a025u00a0+amppage=1

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230 EXH228 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea South

Pacific Export LagerOc1990094 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood metal rubber

fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 120 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485183amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990094amppage=1

231 EXH229 AOA Wahgi shield from Papua New Guinea SIX 2 SIX Oc19900919 British Museumc 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood plastic metal

textile fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1520 500 130 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc19900919amppage=1

232 EXH230 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea coloured

triangle motifsOc1990098 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 ADPaimted wood metal fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 80 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990098amppage=1

233 EXH231 AOAFiel dos Santos Mother sculpture made of

decommissioned firearms201120261 British Museum 2011 AD Metal plastic bone wood Maputo Mozambique Fiel dos Santos 2011 Purchased from Fiel dos Santos 2011 1020 300 290 520 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3373333amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201120261amppage=1

234 EXH232 CM Plastic VISA Credit card 200941282 British Museum 2009 AD Plastic Dubai UAEDonated by Hong Kong amp Shanghai

Banking Corporation2009 45 85 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3230700amppartId=1ampmuseumno=200941282amppage=1

235 EXH233 AOA Counterfeit Football shirt - DrogbaContent DROGBA 11

SAMSUNG201020485 British Museum 2010 AD Synthetic fibres

Made in Indonesia

Purchased in Peru

Purchased for the British Museum through

JD Hill2010 800 700 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3579006amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020485amppage=1

236 EXH234 ASIAGreen plastic solar-powered lamp with solar panel

and charger201020481 British Museum 2010 AD Plastic China Ashden Donated by Neil MacGregor 2010

Lamp

148

Panel

160

Lamp 127

Panel 180

Lamp 140

Panel 451 kg

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

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98 EXH096 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Abbasid silver coin 1859051131 British Museum 893 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 2 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3309490amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051131amppage=1

99 EXH097 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Banijurid silver coin 1859051135 British Museum 874-899 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 26 4 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3367070amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051135amppage=1

100 EXH098 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051141 British Museum 819-999 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 20 19 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3361658amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051141amppage=1

101 EXH099 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Samanid silver coin 1859051142 British Museum 819-999 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 32 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3361655amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051142amppage=1

102 EXH100 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Tahirid silver coin 1859051143 British Museum 816 AD Silver alloyGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 25 28 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3360283amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1859051143amppage=1

103 EXH101 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Anglo-Saxon coin 185907261 British Museumc 871-899

ADSilver

Goldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 28 34 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1092114amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185907261amppage=1

104 EXH102 CM Goldsborough (Viking) Hoard - Anglo-Saxon coin 185907262 British Museum c 924 AD SilverGoldsborough North

Yorkshire England

Purchased from Rev the Hon James

Walter Lascelles1859 23 16 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1068682amppartId=1ampmuseumno=185907262amppage=1

105 EXH103 ASIA Japanese bronze mirror with cranes and pines 192710142 British Museum 12th C AD Bronze Japan Donated by H Yamakawa 1927 8 112 117 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=770300amppartId=1ampmuseumno=192710142amppage=1

106 EXH104 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a warrior AmP1 British Museum 100-700 AD Ceramic Peru LiverpoolDonated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1873 225 180 170 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=480501amppartId=1ampmuseumno=AmP1amppage=1

107 EXH105 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a seated figure Am1947105 British Museum 100-700 AD Ceramic Peru Donated by Mrs EHS Spottiswoode 1947 210 170 180 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=478210amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1947105amppage=1

108 EXH106 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a seated figure Am1947102 British Museum 100-700 AD Ceramic Peru Donated by Mrs EHS Spottiswoode 1947 175 160 185 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=478213amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1947102amppage=1

109 EXH107 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a seated warrior Am190912187 British Museum 100-700 AD CeramicTrujillo La Libertad

PeruThomas Hewitt Myring Donated by Henry Van den Bergh

Donated through the National Art

Collections Fund (later The Art Fund)1909 260 140 200 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=480108amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am190912187amppage=1

110 EXH108 AOA Moche pot in the shape of a sleeping man Am1909121815 British Museum 100-700 AD CeramicTrujillo La Libertad

PeruThomas Hewitt Myring Donated by Henry Van den Bergh

Donated through the National Art

Collections Fund (later The Art Fund)1909 230 120 200 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=480101amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1909121815amppage=1

111 EXH109 AOA Mayan stone altar Am1923Maud16 British Museumc763-822

ADLimestone Copan Honduras Dr Alfred Percival Maudslay probably c1886

Donated to VampA Museum in 1886

Collection transferred to BM in 19231923 380 1030 800 256 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3428766amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1923Maud16amppage=1

Section 7 Innovation and Adaptation (AD 900 - 1550)

112 EXH110 BEP Icon of St Jerome

Content IRAM VINCE

PATIE CIAAM SIECIAZ

SCRIPT RARVM CARNIS

VINSIA NO AMAE

Transliteration Iram vince

patientia Ama scientia

Scripturarum et carnis vitia

non amabis

Translation Overcome

wrath by patience love the

knowledge of the Scriptures

and you will not love the sin

of the flesh

199405011 British Museum1400-1450

ADWood gesso gold Crete Greece

Once in the possession of John

Ruskin the panel was given by its

owner to the painter William Ward

(1829-1908) Alfred A de Pass

(according to the label on the back)

purchased it from Ward before 1905

when it was exhibited at the

Burlington Fine Arts Club (no 8) It

was presented to the National

Gallery in 1920 (no 3543) and

transferred to the British Museum in

1994

Donated by The National Gallery 1994 352 283 40 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=58756amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199405011amppage=1

113 EXH111 ASIA Shiva and Parvati sculpture 195010186 British Museum 10th C AD BasaltGaya District Bihar

IndiaC E Buckland CIE

Donated by Sir Phillip Buckland (son of CE

Buckland)1950 406 250 130 18 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=247656amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195010186amppage=1

114 EXH112 AOA Huastec sculpture Am184206115 British Museum900-1521

ADSandstone Paacutenuco River Mexico Donated by Capt James Vetch 1842 875 360 183 89 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=669495amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am184206115amppage=1

115 EXH113 AOA Sculpture of Aztec spirit (Chuateteo) Am1990101 British Museumc1400-1521

ADAndesite Mexico

found in Scottish country house

Possibly from the collection of

William Bullock

Purchased from Michael Graham Stewart 1990 740 450 420 182 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=469879amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am1990101amppage=1

116 EXH114 AOA Inca gold llama statuette Am192107211 British Museum1400-1550

ADGold Peru Purchased from NL Davidson 1921 55 25 65 250 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=479664amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am192107211amppage=1

138 EXH115 AOA Double-headed boundary marker Oc192005062 British Museum AD 1600-1800Stone Easter Island Katherine Maria Routledge 1913-1915 Donated by W Scoresby Routledge 1920 48 27 27 40 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=500971amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc192005062amppage=1

117 EXH116 BEP Saint Connal Bell Shrine 1889090223 British Museumc 1400-

1500 ADBronze silver rock crystal gold

Inishkeel Donegal

Ireland

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1889 228 166 125 212 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=8801amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1889090223amppage=1

118 EXH117 AOA Taino ritual wooden seat Am194922118 British MuseumAD 1292-

1399Wood gold

Santo Domingo

Dominican RepublicWilliam Ockelford Oldman Purchased from Mrs D K Oldman

Purchased with contribution from The

National Art Collections Fund (later The Art

Fund)

1949 220 140 440 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=651811amppartId=1ampsearchText=taino+ritual+wooden+seatamppage=1

119 EXH118 ASIA Japanese sword blade - tachiYoshikane - signature of

smith in Japanese199205231 British Museum

1200-1250

ADSteel Japan Dr Walter A Compton Purchased at Christies

Purchased through Eskanazi Ltd at BMs

request1992 50 970 10 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=765587amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199205231amppage=1

120 EXH119 BEP Lewis Chessman - King 1831110179 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 99 51 44 245 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=399amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1831110179amppage=1

121 EXH120 BEP Lewis Chessman - Queen 1831110184 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 96 50 34 156 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=404amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1831110184amppage=1

122 EXH121 BEP Lewis Chessman - Knight 18311101114 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 101 64 34 200 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6207amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101114amppage=1

123 EXH122 BEP Lewis Chessman - Warder 18311101122 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 71 38 28 150 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6215amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101122amppage=1

125 EXH124 BEP Lewis Chessman - Pawn 18311101127 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 50 28 22 150 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6220amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101127amppage=1

126 EXH125 BEP Lewis Chessman - Pawn 18311101133 British Museumc1150-1175

ADIvory (walrus) Lewis Scotland UK pre-1831 Purchased from TA Forrest 1831 510 24 23 150 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=6226amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18311101133amppage=1

127 EXH126 ASIA Jade Dragon Cup

Ulugh Beg Kuragan in

Turkish Kuragan is a title

meaning royal son-in-law

195911201 British MuseumAD 1417-

1449Jade silver Central Asia

Purchased from Brooke Sewell Permanent

Fund1959 73 195 124 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=255413amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195911201amppage=1

128 EXH127 AOA Terracotta head from Ife Af193407161 British Museumc 1100-

1400 ADTerracotta

Iwinrin Grove Ife

NigeriaDonated by Harold George Ramshaw 1934 240 125 160 18kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=619063amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af193407161amppage=1

129 EXH128 ASIA Chinese (Yuan) blue-and-white serving dish Franks1670 British Museum1330-1350

ADGlazed porcelain

Jingdezhen Jiangxi

Province China

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1876 76 458 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=264386amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Franks1670amppage=1

130 EXH129 ASIAKorean (Punchong) ware dish with Japanese

repairs1947121717 British Museum c 15th C AD Ceramic gold laquer Korea Donated by Henry Bergen 1947 75 178 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=769413amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1947121717amppage=1

131 EXH130 ASIA Punchong ware bottle with fish 200011301 British Museum c 1500 Glazed stoneware KoreaPurchased at Christies New York (19th

Sept lot 370)

Purchase funded by Hahn Kwang-Ho

Purchase Fund2000 287 170 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxmuseumno=200011301ampILINK|34484|assetId=21476001ampobjectI d=178952amppartId=1

132 EXH131 ASIAJapanese Teabowl inspired by Korean Buncheong

stonewareFranks1982 British Museum

c AD 1620-

1650Glazed stoneware Japan

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1870s 85 137 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=774739amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Franks1982amppage=1

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133 EXH132 ASIAJapanese lotus stoneware dish inspired by Korean

Buncheong stonewareFranks1945 British Museum

c AD 1670-

1750 Glazed stoneware Japan

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1870s 83 235 218 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=774771amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Franks1945amppage=1

134 EXH133 ME Iznik polychrome dish with floral designs G142 British Museumc 1570-

1580 ADGlazed ceramic Iznik Turkey Frederick Du Cane Goodman Bequeathed by Miss Edith Goodman 1983 70 350 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=215441amppartId=1ampmuseumno=G142amppage=1

135 EXH134 ME Iznik Golden Horn blue and white dish 188706179 British Museumc 1530-

1540 ADCeramic Iznik Turkey Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1887 60 331 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=239015amppartId=1ampmuseumno=188706179amppage=1

136 EXH135 ME Iznik Damascus style jar 18781230513 British Museumc 1540-

1560 ADCeramic Iznik Turkey John Henderson Bequeathed by John Henderson 1878 330 285 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=239219amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18781230513amppage =1

137 EXH136 BEP Hebrew astrolabe 189306163 British Museum1345-1355

ADBrass Spain Freacutedeacuteric Spitzer

Purchased through Rollin amp Feuardent

probably at the Chevallier amp Mannheim

Auction Paris

1893 111 914 156 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=54859amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189306163amppage=1

139 EXH137 PD Albrecht Durer Rhinoceros woodcut printSigned dated titled on

block by artist18950122715 British Museum 1515 AD Paper Nuremberg Germany Donated by William Mitchell 1895 241 301 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1342337amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18950122715amppag e=1

Section 8 Encounters and Connections (AD 1500 - 1800)

140 EXH138 BEP Circumnavigation medal - silver 1891090512 British Museum 1589 AD Silver England UK Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1891 1 68 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=51848amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1891090512amppage=1

141 EXH139 CM Circumnavigation medal - electrotype CME892 British Museum20th21st C

ADElectrotype UK Unknown Purchased through Christies 1967 1 66 194 g

142 EXH140 CM Piece of Eight silver coin C339 British Museum 1618 AD Silver Spain Unknown Unknown

probably acquired before the British

Museums current registration system was

created in the late 1830s

pre-1970 42 209 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1030863amppartId=1ampmuseumno=C339amppage=1

143 EXH141 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020539 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Potosi Bolivia Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 42 269 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466647amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020539amppage =1

144 EXH142 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020540 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Mexico Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 41 27 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466649amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020540amppage =1

145 EXH143 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020541 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Mexico Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 40 239 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466648amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020541amppage=1

146 EXH144 ASIA Kakiemon porcelain elephant 198003251 British Museummid-late 17th

C ADPorcelain

Arita Saga

Prefecture JapanPurchased from Lady Garner 1980 350 435 140 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=766883amppartId=1ampsearchText=kakiemon+elephantsamppage=1

147 EXH145 BEP Carved figure of Christ 195710081 British Museum1600-1700

ADIvory wood Goa India Purchased from Messers Delahar 1957 264 120 90 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=78233amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195710081amppage=1

148 EXH146 ME Shia religious parade standard

Arabic Transliteration

Jaha Allah Muhammad

Ali Fatima al-Hasan al-

Husain Ali Muhammad

Jafar Musa Ali

Muhammad Ali al-Hasan

Ali Allah

Translation God is great

(followed by thirteen of the

fourteen Immaculate ones

listed in order The 12th

imam is not mentioned and

the last roundel contains the

names of Ali and Allah)

1888090116 British Museum 1650-1700 Gilded brass IranDonated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1888 1280 270 50 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=218072amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1888090116amppage=1

149 EXH147 ME Mughal miniature painting of Prince visiting holy

man with attendants1920091704 British Museum c 1610 Paper India Stowe House Transferred from British Library 1920

254

(sheet)

219

(image)

142

(sheet)

104

(image)

1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=232044amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1920091704amppage=1

200 EXH148 PD

Anonymous woodcut print Goumlttlicher

Schrifftmessiger woldenckwuumlrdiger Traum a

broadside on the centenary of the German

Reformation

Signed with S S S 18800710299 British Museum 1617 AD Paper Leipzig Germany Unknown 1880 284 347 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1434936amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18800710299amppage=1

201 EXH149 BEPCameo showing Omphale with diamonds and

rubies189907182 British Museum c 16th C AD Onyx gold diamond ruby Italy

Formerly in the Piccolomini Cabinet

in Rome given by Charles V HRE

to Clemenet VII who presented to

the Piccolomini family Subsequently

in the Medina and Bessborough

collections

Purchased from Rollin amp Feuardent 1899 60 45 10 523 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=38848amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189907182amppage=1

202 EXH150 AOA Benin plaque depicting The Oba with Europeans Af1898011523 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 435 410 107 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610486amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011523amppage=1

203 EXH151 AOA Benin plaque depicting a European Af1898011510 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 464 312 52 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610494amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011510amppage=1

204 EXH152 AOA Benin plaque depicting a European with matchlock Af1898011512 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 470 310 90 85 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610492amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011512amppage=1

150 EXH153 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1896-758 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev Dr William Sparrow Simpson

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1896 16 62 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621949amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1896-758amppage=1

151 EXH154 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041331 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 20 68 63 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621480amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041331amppage=1

152 EXH155 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041334 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 20 63 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100648amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041334amppage=1

153 EXH156 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041336 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 17 63 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100700amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041336amppage=1

154 EXH157 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041339 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 16 59 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100696amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041339amppage=1

155 EXH158 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905111 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 15 58 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621244amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905111amppage=1

156 EXH159 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905112 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 17 59 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609169amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905112amppage=1

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applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

157 EXH160 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905113 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 17 58 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905113amppage=1

158 EXH161 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905114 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 15 58 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609167amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905114amppage=1

159 EXH162 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905115 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 16 52 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609166amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905115amppage=1

160 EXH163 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1920110113 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Donald A MacAlister 1920 TBC 65 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=620492amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1920110113amppage=1

161 EXH164 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453a British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 60 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=616669amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453aamppage=1

162 EXH165 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609156amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453bamppage=1

163 EXH166 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609154amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453damppage=1

164 EXH167 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609152amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453famppage=1

165 EXH168 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453g British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609151amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453gamppage=1

166 EXH169 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453h British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609150amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453hamppage=1

167 EXH170 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453i British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609149amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453iamppage=1

168 EXH171 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453j British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609148amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453jamppage=1

169 EXH172 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453k British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609147amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453kamppage=1

170 EXH173 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453l British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609146amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453lamppage=1

171 EXH174 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19560720 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Charles Partridge Donated by Charles Partridge 1956 15 58 59 50 g

172 EXH175 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

173 EXH176 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353c British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

174 EXH177 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

175 EXH178 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353e British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

176 EXH179 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

177 EXH180 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011178 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 57 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611267amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

178 EXH181 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011179 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 57 58 50 g

179 EXH182 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011180 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 21 63 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611265amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

180 EXH183 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011181 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 18 60 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611264amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

181 EXH184 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011242 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 19 60 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611208amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678ampmaterial=19077amppage=1

182 EXH185 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011243 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 61 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611207amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

183 EXH186 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841953 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610176amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

184 EXH187 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841954 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 63 65 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610175amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

185 EXH188 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841955 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610174amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

186 EXH189 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841956 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 61 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610173amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

187 EXH190 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841957 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 63 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610172amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

188 EXH191 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841958 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 68 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610171amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

189 EXH192 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841959 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 65 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610170amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

190 EXH193 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841960 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610169amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

191 EXH194 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841961 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 57 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610168amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

192 EXH195 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841962 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 62 61 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610167amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

193 EXH196 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7a British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

194 EXH197 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

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RefImage Dept Description

Inscriptions (if

applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

195 EXH198 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7c British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

196 EXH199 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

197 EXH200 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7e British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

198 EXH201 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

199 EXH202 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7g British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

205 EXH203 ASIA Shadow puppet (LEAD - Bima) Content Aria Bima 18591228675 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 750 380 361 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545604amppartId=1ampsearchText=shadow+puppet+aria+bimaamppage=1

206 EXH204 ASIA Shadow puppet (Gunungun) 19390451 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816 Donated by Mrs JH Drake 1939 935 383 323 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=544233amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As19390451amppage=1

207 EXH205 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hanuman) Content Moryet Anila 18591228542 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 712 230 216 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=574739amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228542amppage=1

208 EXH206 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hero)Content Yoyo Langkara of

Bali18591228691 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816

Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 600 175 101 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545469amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228691amppage=1

209 EXH207 ASIA Shadow puppet (woman) 18591228687 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 527 145 71 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545456amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228687+amppage=1

210 EXH208 AOA Sowei mask Af188611261a-b British Museum 1880-1886 Wood raffia fringeSherbro District

Sierra Leone

Collected by Thomas Joshua

Alldridge for display in the Colonial

and Indian Exhibition 1886

1886 Purchased from Thomas Joshua Alldridge 1886

1500

(Mask

430)

540 540 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=634670amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af188611261aamppage=1

211 EXH209 AOABrass cast of Maori mere club engraved with Sir

Joseph Banks coat of arms

Content Jos Banks Esq

above and 1772 below

inscribed coat of arms

(shield divided by a cross

with a fleur-de-lis in each

corner)

Oc193602061 British Museum 1772 AD BrassMade in London

EnglandComissioned by Sir Joseph Banks 1772 Donated by Harry Geoffrey Beasley 1936 365 100 38 4 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=497632amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc193602061amppage=1

212 EXH210 AOA Hawaiian basket helmet Oc1980Q992 British Museum 18th C AD Olona fibre Hawaii USAPossibly acquired from George Goodman

Hewett1980 300 155 265 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=489833amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1980Q992amppage=1

213 EXH211 AOA Metis frock coat Am195405965 British Museumc 1800-

1900 AD

Mooseskin (Alces alces) claw

(Odocoileus virinianus)

horsehair otter hair porcupine

quill (Erethizon dorsatum) paint

Canada

Purchased at auction (1925)

possibly from Sophia Lade Lampson

(unconfirmed)

Brought into Wellcome Collection

(1933)

Donated by the Wellcome Institute for the

History of Medicine1954 1300 1500 300 12 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=526467amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am195405965amppage=1

214 EXH212 ASIAJade bi ancient collared disc with later (1790)

Chinese engraving by the Qianlong Emperor

Full details and prose-

format paraphrase by

Stephen D Allee (2010)

included on BMorg

catalogue Chinese poem

inscribed by the Qianlong

Emperor

19370416140 British Museum

c1200 BC

(1790 AD

inscription)

Jade China Imperial Qianlong Collection 1790 Purchased from George Eumorfopoulos 1937 10 155 300 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=258946amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19370416140amppage=1

Section 9 The World of Our Making (AD 1800 - Today)

215 EXH213 BEP Ships chronometer from HMS Beagle

Content LONDON

No2853

Thos Earnshaw

INVT ET FECIT

No509

ONE DAY

195810061957 British Museumc1795-1805

ADBrass steel mahogany London England UK Courtenay Adrian Ilbert Donated by Gilbert Edgar

Purchased from the beneficiaries of the

Ilbert Estate via generous donation of

funds from Gilbert Edgar CBE public

donations and government funds

1958 176 208 208 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=55372amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195810061957amppage=1

216 EXH214 CM Colonial Bank note from Mauritius 19840605629 British Museum AD 1839 PaperIssued in Mauritius

printed in LondonPurchased from William LS Barrett 1984 126 195 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1108595amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19840605629amppage=1

217 EXH215 BEPEarly Victorian tea set (teapot sugar bowl milk

jug)

gtBase of Milk Jug

Content WEDGWOOD

gtMounts of Teapot and Jug

Content hallmark for 1839-

1840 and makers mark IF

(probably for John Figg)

gtMount of Sugar Bowl

Content hallmark for 1843

makers mark WC (possibly

for William Cooper)

gtSugar Bowl

Content WEDGWOOD

ETRURIA

19091201108 British Museumc 1840-

1845 ADUnglazed stoneware silver

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

England UK

Reputedly owned by Adelaide of

Saxe-Coburg Meiningen (Queen of

William IV)

Donated by Isaac Falcke and Mrs Mary

Anne Falcke1909

145

84

120

174

138

107

85

110

80

400 g

234 g

202 g

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=81729amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19091201108amppage=1

218 EXH216 ASIAKatsushika Hokusai Illustrated manga (14 book

set)1979030504281-14 British Museum

c 1814-

1878 ADPaper Japan Jack Hillier Purchased from Jack Hillier 1979 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3358009amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1979030504281amppage=1

219 EXH217 CMUS Election badge Seymour Blair campaign

badge

H SEYMOUR FOR

PRESIDENT 1868

reverse F P BLAIR FOR

VICE-PRESIDENT 1868

190611033761 British Museum 1868 AD Iron USA Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber 1906 28 44 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1216615amppartId=1ampmuseumno=190611033761amppage=1

220 EXH218 CMEisenhower hologram (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)I LIKE IKE 1964111714 British Museum 1952 - 6 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 63 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111714amppage=1

221 EXH219 CMNixon Lodge (US Election badge group display of 8

badges)

IM FOR NIXON and

LODGE1964111716 British Museum 1960 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 23 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528382amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111716amppage=1

222 EXH220 CMJimmy Carter for President (US Election badge

group display of 8 badges)

JIMMY CARTER FOR

PRESIDENT198711357 British Museum 1976 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 31 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528319amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198711357amppage=1

223 EXH221 CMReagan with stars (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)REAGAN 80 1987113517 British Museum 1980 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 56 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528287amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1987113517amppage=1

224 EXH222 CMKeep America Strong (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)

REAGAN KEEP AMERICA

STRONG19871135117 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 88 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528248amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135117amppage=1

225 EXH223 CMDump Reagan in rsquo84 (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)DUMP REAGAN in 84 19871135167 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 57 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528493amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135167amppage=1

226 EXH224 CMShit Happened (US Election badge group display of

8 badges)SHIT HAPPENED 199406097 British Museum c 1993 Plastic metal USA Anonymous donation 1994 44 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3607482amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199406097amppage=1

227 EXH225 BEPRussian revolutionary Victory of the Workers

plate

Russian Obverse Content

The victory of the workers

October 1917

Reverse Content 1920

198112082 British Museum AD 1919 Ceramic

State Porcelain

Factory St

Petersburg Russia

Purchased from Dan Klein Ltd 1981 40 235 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4140amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198112082amppage=1

228 EXH226 PD Hockneyrsquos In the Dull Village 1981121288 British Museum 1966 AD Paper England Purchased from Sam Fogg 1981 35 225 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4502amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1981121288amppage=1

229 EXH227 MEWoven Afghan war rug with Russian soldiers

depicted as white Divs2010601312 British Museum 1980 - 1989 Wool woven Afghanistan Donated by Graham Gower

Part of a collection donated on 4 April 2010

when they were placed on deposit (Deposit

no 789)

2010 1580 1010 5 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3316855amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201060131225u00a025u00a025u00a0+amppage=1

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230 EXH228 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea South

Pacific Export LagerOc1990094 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood metal rubber

fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 120 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485183amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990094amppage=1

231 EXH229 AOA Wahgi shield from Papua New Guinea SIX 2 SIX Oc19900919 British Museumc 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood plastic metal

textile fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1520 500 130 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc19900919amppage=1

232 EXH230 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea coloured

triangle motifsOc1990098 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 ADPaimted wood metal fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 80 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990098amppage=1

233 EXH231 AOAFiel dos Santos Mother sculpture made of

decommissioned firearms201120261 British Museum 2011 AD Metal plastic bone wood Maputo Mozambique Fiel dos Santos 2011 Purchased from Fiel dos Santos 2011 1020 300 290 520 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3373333amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201120261amppage=1

234 EXH232 CM Plastic VISA Credit card 200941282 British Museum 2009 AD Plastic Dubai UAEDonated by Hong Kong amp Shanghai

Banking Corporation2009 45 85 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3230700amppartId=1ampmuseumno=200941282amppage=1

235 EXH233 AOA Counterfeit Football shirt - DrogbaContent DROGBA 11

SAMSUNG201020485 British Museum 2010 AD Synthetic fibres

Made in Indonesia

Purchased in Peru

Purchased for the British Museum through

JD Hill2010 800 700 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3579006amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020485amppage=1

236 EXH234 ASIAGreen plastic solar-powered lamp with solar panel

and charger201020481 British Museum 2010 AD Plastic China Ashden Donated by Neil MacGregor 2010

Lamp

148

Panel

160

Lamp 127

Panel 180

Lamp 140

Panel 451 kg

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

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acquired

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estimated)

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133 EXH132 ASIAJapanese lotus stoneware dish inspired by Korean

Buncheong stonewareFranks1945 British Museum

c AD 1670-

1750 Glazed stoneware Japan

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1870s 83 235 218 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=774771amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Franks1945amppage=1

134 EXH133 ME Iznik polychrome dish with floral designs G142 British Museumc 1570-

1580 ADGlazed ceramic Iznik Turkey Frederick Du Cane Goodman Bequeathed by Miss Edith Goodman 1983 70 350 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=215441amppartId=1ampmuseumno=G142amppage=1

135 EXH134 ME Iznik Golden Horn blue and white dish 188706179 British Museumc 1530-

1540 ADCeramic Iznik Turkey Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1887 60 331 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=239015amppartId=1ampmuseumno=188706179amppage=1

136 EXH135 ME Iznik Damascus style jar 18781230513 British Museumc 1540-

1560 ADCeramic Iznik Turkey John Henderson Bequeathed by John Henderson 1878 330 285 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=239219amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18781230513amppage =1

137 EXH136 BEP Hebrew astrolabe 189306163 British Museum1345-1355

ADBrass Spain Freacutedeacuteric Spitzer

Purchased through Rollin amp Feuardent

probably at the Chevallier amp Mannheim

Auction Paris

1893 111 914 156 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=54859amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189306163amppage=1

139 EXH137 PD Albrecht Durer Rhinoceros woodcut printSigned dated titled on

block by artist18950122715 British Museum 1515 AD Paper Nuremberg Germany Donated by William Mitchell 1895 241 301 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1342337amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18950122715amppag e=1

Section 8 Encounters and Connections (AD 1500 - 1800)

140 EXH138 BEP Circumnavigation medal - silver 1891090512 British Museum 1589 AD Silver England UK Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1891 1 68 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=51848amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1891090512amppage=1

141 EXH139 CM Circumnavigation medal - electrotype CME892 British Museum20th21st C

ADElectrotype UK Unknown Purchased through Christies 1967 1 66 194 g

142 EXH140 CM Piece of Eight silver coin C339 British Museum 1618 AD Silver Spain Unknown Unknown

probably acquired before the British

Museums current registration system was

created in the late 1830s

pre-1970 42 209 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1030863amppartId=1ampmuseumno=C339amppage=1

143 EXH141 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020539 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Potosi Bolivia Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 42 269 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466647amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020539amppage =1

144 EXH142 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020540 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Mexico Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 41 27 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466649amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020540amppage =1

145 EXH143 CM Piece of Eight silver coin 1995020541 British Museum1598-1621

ADSilver Mexico Unknown

Acquired through HM Treasury (Treasure

Trove)1995 40 239 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3466648amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1995020541amppage=1

146 EXH144 ASIA Kakiemon porcelain elephant 198003251 British Museummid-late 17th

C ADPorcelain

Arita Saga

Prefecture JapanPurchased from Lady Garner 1980 350 435 140 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=766883amppartId=1ampsearchText=kakiemon+elephantsamppage=1

147 EXH145 BEP Carved figure of Christ 195710081 British Museum1600-1700

ADIvory wood Goa India Purchased from Messers Delahar 1957 264 120 90 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=78233amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195710081amppage=1

148 EXH146 ME Shia religious parade standard

Arabic Transliteration

Jaha Allah Muhammad

Ali Fatima al-Hasan al-

Husain Ali Muhammad

Jafar Musa Ali

Muhammad Ali al-Hasan

Ali Allah

Translation God is great

(followed by thirteen of the

fourteen Immaculate ones

listed in order The 12th

imam is not mentioned and

the last roundel contains the

names of Ali and Allah)

1888090116 British Museum 1650-1700 Gilded brass IranDonated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1888 1280 270 50 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=218072amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1888090116amppage=1

149 EXH147 ME Mughal miniature painting of Prince visiting holy

man with attendants1920091704 British Museum c 1610 Paper India Stowe House Transferred from British Library 1920

254

(sheet)

219

(image)

142

(sheet)

104

(image)

1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=232044amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1920091704amppage=1

200 EXH148 PD

Anonymous woodcut print Goumlttlicher

Schrifftmessiger woldenckwuumlrdiger Traum a

broadside on the centenary of the German

Reformation

Signed with S S S 18800710299 British Museum 1617 AD Paper Leipzig Germany Unknown 1880 284 347 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1434936amppartId=1ampmuseumno=18800710299amppage=1

201 EXH149 BEPCameo showing Omphale with diamonds and

rubies189907182 British Museum c 16th C AD Onyx gold diamond ruby Italy

Formerly in the Piccolomini Cabinet

in Rome given by Charles V HRE

to Clemenet VII who presented to

the Piccolomini family Subsequently

in the Medina and Bessborough

collections

Purchased from Rollin amp Feuardent 1899 60 45 10 523 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=38848amppartId=1ampmuseumno=189907182amppage=1

202 EXH150 AOA Benin plaque depicting The Oba with Europeans Af1898011523 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 435 410 107 15 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610486amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011523amppage=1

203 EXH151 AOA Benin plaque depicting a European Af1898011510 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 464 312 52 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610494amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011510amppage=1

204 EXH152 AOA Benin plaque depicting a European with matchlock Af1898011512 British Museum c 16th C AD Brass Benin City Nigeria

Following the British occupation of

Benin City (Edo) in 1897 objects

made of brass ivory and wood were

seized by the British force from the

royal quarters and various

storerooms Over 300 brass

plaques were sent to the UK by the

Consul-General [Sir] Ralph Moor and

placed at the Foreign Office

1897Donated by the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs1898 470 310 90 85 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610492amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1898011512amppage=1

150 EXH153 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1896-758 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev Dr William Sparrow Simpson

Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston

Franks1896 16 62 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621949amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1896-758amppage=1

151 EXH154 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041331 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 20 68 63 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621480amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041331amppage=1

152 EXH155 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041334 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 20 63 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100648amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041334amppage=1

153 EXH156 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041336 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 17 63 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100700amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041336amppage=1

154 EXH157 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1905041339 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Colonial Government of

South Nigeria1905 16 59 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3100696amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1905041339amppage=1

155 EXH158 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905111 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 15 58 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=621244amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905111amppage=1

156 EXH159 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905112 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 17 59 58 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609169amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905112amppage=1

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acquired

by BM

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(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

157 EXH160 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905113 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 17 58 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905113amppage=1

158 EXH161 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905114 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 15 58 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609167amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905114amppage=1

159 EXH162 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905115 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 16 52 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609166amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905115amppage=1

160 EXH163 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1920110113 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Donald A MacAlister 1920 TBC 65 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=620492amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1920110113amppage=1

161 EXH164 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453a British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 60 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=616669amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453aamppage=1

162 EXH165 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609156amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453bamppage=1

163 EXH166 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609154amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453damppage=1

164 EXH167 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609152amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453famppage=1

165 EXH168 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453g British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609151amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453gamppage=1

166 EXH169 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453h British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609150amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453hamppage=1

167 EXH170 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453i British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609149amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453iamppage=1

168 EXH171 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453j British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609148amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453jamppage=1

169 EXH172 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453k British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609147amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453kamppage=1

170 EXH173 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453l British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609146amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453lamppage=1

171 EXH174 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19560720 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Charles Partridge Donated by Charles Partridge 1956 15 58 59 50 g

172 EXH175 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

173 EXH176 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353c British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

174 EXH177 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

175 EXH178 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353e British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

176 EXH179 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

177 EXH180 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011178 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 57 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611267amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

178 EXH181 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011179 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 57 58 50 g

179 EXH182 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011180 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 21 63 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611265amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

180 EXH183 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011181 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 18 60 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611264amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

181 EXH184 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011242 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 19 60 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611208amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678ampmaterial=19077amppage=1

182 EXH185 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011243 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 61 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611207amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

183 EXH186 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841953 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610176amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

184 EXH187 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841954 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 63 65 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610175amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

185 EXH188 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841955 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610174amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

186 EXH189 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841956 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 61 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610173amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

187 EXH190 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841957 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 63 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610172amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

188 EXH191 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841958 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 68 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610171amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

189 EXH192 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841959 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 65 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610170amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

190 EXH193 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841960 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610169amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

191 EXH194 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841961 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 57 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610168amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

192 EXH195 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841962 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 62 61 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610167amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

193 EXH196 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7a British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

194 EXH197 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

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195 EXH198 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7c British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

196 EXH199 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

197 EXH200 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7e British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

198 EXH201 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

199 EXH202 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7g British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

205 EXH203 ASIA Shadow puppet (LEAD - Bima) Content Aria Bima 18591228675 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 750 380 361 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545604amppartId=1ampsearchText=shadow+puppet+aria+bimaamppage=1

206 EXH204 ASIA Shadow puppet (Gunungun) 19390451 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816 Donated by Mrs JH Drake 1939 935 383 323 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=544233amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As19390451amppage=1

207 EXH205 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hanuman) Content Moryet Anila 18591228542 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 712 230 216 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=574739amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228542amppage=1

208 EXH206 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hero)Content Yoyo Langkara of

Bali18591228691 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816

Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 600 175 101 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545469amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228691amppage=1

209 EXH207 ASIA Shadow puppet (woman) 18591228687 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 527 145 71 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545456amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228687+amppage=1

210 EXH208 AOA Sowei mask Af188611261a-b British Museum 1880-1886 Wood raffia fringeSherbro District

Sierra Leone

Collected by Thomas Joshua

Alldridge for display in the Colonial

and Indian Exhibition 1886

1886 Purchased from Thomas Joshua Alldridge 1886

1500

(Mask

430)

540 540 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=634670amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af188611261aamppage=1

211 EXH209 AOABrass cast of Maori mere club engraved with Sir

Joseph Banks coat of arms

Content Jos Banks Esq

above and 1772 below

inscribed coat of arms

(shield divided by a cross

with a fleur-de-lis in each

corner)

Oc193602061 British Museum 1772 AD BrassMade in London

EnglandComissioned by Sir Joseph Banks 1772 Donated by Harry Geoffrey Beasley 1936 365 100 38 4 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=497632amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc193602061amppage=1

212 EXH210 AOA Hawaiian basket helmet Oc1980Q992 British Museum 18th C AD Olona fibre Hawaii USAPossibly acquired from George Goodman

Hewett1980 300 155 265 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=489833amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1980Q992amppage=1

213 EXH211 AOA Metis frock coat Am195405965 British Museumc 1800-

1900 AD

Mooseskin (Alces alces) claw

(Odocoileus virinianus)

horsehair otter hair porcupine

quill (Erethizon dorsatum) paint

Canada

Purchased at auction (1925)

possibly from Sophia Lade Lampson

(unconfirmed)

Brought into Wellcome Collection

(1933)

Donated by the Wellcome Institute for the

History of Medicine1954 1300 1500 300 12 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=526467amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am195405965amppage=1

214 EXH212 ASIAJade bi ancient collared disc with later (1790)

Chinese engraving by the Qianlong Emperor

Full details and prose-

format paraphrase by

Stephen D Allee (2010)

included on BMorg

catalogue Chinese poem

inscribed by the Qianlong

Emperor

19370416140 British Museum

c1200 BC

(1790 AD

inscription)

Jade China Imperial Qianlong Collection 1790 Purchased from George Eumorfopoulos 1937 10 155 300 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=258946amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19370416140amppage=1

Section 9 The World of Our Making (AD 1800 - Today)

215 EXH213 BEP Ships chronometer from HMS Beagle

Content LONDON

No2853

Thos Earnshaw

INVT ET FECIT

No509

ONE DAY

195810061957 British Museumc1795-1805

ADBrass steel mahogany London England UK Courtenay Adrian Ilbert Donated by Gilbert Edgar

Purchased from the beneficiaries of the

Ilbert Estate via generous donation of

funds from Gilbert Edgar CBE public

donations and government funds

1958 176 208 208 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=55372amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195810061957amppage=1

216 EXH214 CM Colonial Bank note from Mauritius 19840605629 British Museum AD 1839 PaperIssued in Mauritius

printed in LondonPurchased from William LS Barrett 1984 126 195 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1108595amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19840605629amppage=1

217 EXH215 BEPEarly Victorian tea set (teapot sugar bowl milk

jug)

gtBase of Milk Jug

Content WEDGWOOD

gtMounts of Teapot and Jug

Content hallmark for 1839-

1840 and makers mark IF

(probably for John Figg)

gtMount of Sugar Bowl

Content hallmark for 1843

makers mark WC (possibly

for William Cooper)

gtSugar Bowl

Content WEDGWOOD

ETRURIA

19091201108 British Museumc 1840-

1845 ADUnglazed stoneware silver

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

England UK

Reputedly owned by Adelaide of

Saxe-Coburg Meiningen (Queen of

William IV)

Donated by Isaac Falcke and Mrs Mary

Anne Falcke1909

145

84

120

174

138

107

85

110

80

400 g

234 g

202 g

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=81729amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19091201108amppage=1

218 EXH216 ASIAKatsushika Hokusai Illustrated manga (14 book

set)1979030504281-14 British Museum

c 1814-

1878 ADPaper Japan Jack Hillier Purchased from Jack Hillier 1979 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3358009amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1979030504281amppage=1

219 EXH217 CMUS Election badge Seymour Blair campaign

badge

H SEYMOUR FOR

PRESIDENT 1868

reverse F P BLAIR FOR

VICE-PRESIDENT 1868

190611033761 British Museum 1868 AD Iron USA Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber 1906 28 44 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1216615amppartId=1ampmuseumno=190611033761amppage=1

220 EXH218 CMEisenhower hologram (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)I LIKE IKE 1964111714 British Museum 1952 - 6 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 63 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111714amppage=1

221 EXH219 CMNixon Lodge (US Election badge group display of 8

badges)

IM FOR NIXON and

LODGE1964111716 British Museum 1960 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 23 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528382amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111716amppage=1

222 EXH220 CMJimmy Carter for President (US Election badge

group display of 8 badges)

JIMMY CARTER FOR

PRESIDENT198711357 British Museum 1976 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 31 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528319amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198711357amppage=1

223 EXH221 CMReagan with stars (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)REAGAN 80 1987113517 British Museum 1980 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 56 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528287amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1987113517amppage=1

224 EXH222 CMKeep America Strong (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)

REAGAN KEEP AMERICA

STRONG19871135117 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 88 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528248amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135117amppage=1

225 EXH223 CMDump Reagan in rsquo84 (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)DUMP REAGAN in 84 19871135167 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 57 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528493amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135167amppage=1

226 EXH224 CMShit Happened (US Election badge group display of

8 badges)SHIT HAPPENED 199406097 British Museum c 1993 Plastic metal USA Anonymous donation 1994 44 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3607482amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199406097amppage=1

227 EXH225 BEPRussian revolutionary Victory of the Workers

plate

Russian Obverse Content

The victory of the workers

October 1917

Reverse Content 1920

198112082 British Museum AD 1919 Ceramic

State Porcelain

Factory St

Petersburg Russia

Purchased from Dan Klein Ltd 1981 40 235 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4140amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198112082amppage=1

228 EXH226 PD Hockneyrsquos In the Dull Village 1981121288 British Museum 1966 AD Paper England Purchased from Sam Fogg 1981 35 225 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4502amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1981121288amppage=1

229 EXH227 MEWoven Afghan war rug with Russian soldiers

depicted as white Divs2010601312 British Museum 1980 - 1989 Wool woven Afghanistan Donated by Graham Gower

Part of a collection donated on 4 April 2010

when they were placed on deposit (Deposit

no 789)

2010 1580 1010 5 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3316855amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201060131225u00a025u00a025u00a0+amppage=1

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230 EXH228 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea South

Pacific Export LagerOc1990094 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood metal rubber

fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 120 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485183amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990094amppage=1

231 EXH229 AOA Wahgi shield from Papua New Guinea SIX 2 SIX Oc19900919 British Museumc 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood plastic metal

textile fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1520 500 130 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc19900919amppage=1

232 EXH230 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea coloured

triangle motifsOc1990098 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 ADPaimted wood metal fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 80 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990098amppage=1

233 EXH231 AOAFiel dos Santos Mother sculpture made of

decommissioned firearms201120261 British Museum 2011 AD Metal plastic bone wood Maputo Mozambique Fiel dos Santos 2011 Purchased from Fiel dos Santos 2011 1020 300 290 520 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3373333amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201120261amppage=1

234 EXH232 CM Plastic VISA Credit card 200941282 British Museum 2009 AD Plastic Dubai UAEDonated by Hong Kong amp Shanghai

Banking Corporation2009 45 85 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3230700amppartId=1ampmuseumno=200941282amppage=1

235 EXH233 AOA Counterfeit Football shirt - DrogbaContent DROGBA 11

SAMSUNG201020485 British Museum 2010 AD Synthetic fibres

Made in Indonesia

Purchased in Peru

Purchased for the British Museum through

JD Hill2010 800 700 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3579006amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020485amppage=1

236 EXH234 ASIAGreen plastic solar-powered lamp with solar panel

and charger201020481 British Museum 2010 AD Plastic China Ashden Donated by Neil MacGregor 2010

Lamp

148

Panel

160

Lamp 127

Panel 180

Lamp 140

Panel 451 kg

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

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(some

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157 EXH160 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905113 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 17 58 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905113amppage=1

158 EXH161 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905114 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 15 58 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609167amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905114amppage=1

159 EXH162 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af190905115 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria

Donated by the Crown Agents for the

Colonies1909 16 52 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609166amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af190905115amppage=1

160 EXH163 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1920110113 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Donald A MacAlister 1920 TBC 65 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=620492amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af1920110113amppage=1

161 EXH164 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453a British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 60 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=616669amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453aamppage=1

162 EXH165 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609156amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453bamppage=1

163 EXH166 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609154amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453damppage=1

164 EXH167 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609152amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453famppage=1

165 EXH168 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453g British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609151amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453gamppage=1

166 EXH169 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453h British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609150amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453hamppage=1

167 EXH170 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453i British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609149amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453iamppage=1

168 EXH171 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453j British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609148amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453jamppage=1

169 EXH172 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453k British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 20 55 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609147amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453kamppage=1

170 EXH173 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af195045453l British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Percy Amaury Talbot 1950 15 55 55 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=609146amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af195045453lamppage=1

171 EXH174 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19560720 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Charles Partridge Donated by Charles Partridge 1956 15 58 59 50 g

172 EXH175 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

173 EXH176 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353c British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

174 EXH177 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

175 EXH178 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353e British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

176 EXH179 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19712353f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Rev J H Slater Donated by J S Slater 1971 TBC 62 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=612410amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af19712353bamppage=1

177 EXH180 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011178 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 57 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611267amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

178 EXH181 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011179 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 57 58 50 g

179 EXH182 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011180 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 21 63 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611265amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

180 EXH183 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011181 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 18 60 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611264amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

181 EXH184 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011242 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 19 60 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611208amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678ampmaterial=19077amppage=1

182 EXH185 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af1979011243 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria unknown pre-1979 17 61 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=611207amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

183 EXH186 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841953 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 56 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610176amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

184 EXH187 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841954 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 63 65 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610175amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

185 EXH188 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841955 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610174amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

186 EXH189 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841956 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 61 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610173amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

187 EXH190 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841957 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 63 59 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610172amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

188 EXH191 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841958 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 68 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610171amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

189 EXH192 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841959 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 65 62 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610170amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

190 EXH193 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841960 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610169amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

191 EXH194 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841961 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 64 57 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610168amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

192 EXH195 AOA Brass manilla currency piece Af19841962 British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Maurice Cockin

Purchased from Mrs Celia Barclay

(collectors daughter)1984 TBC 62 61 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=610167amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

193 EXH196 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7a British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

194 EXH197 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7b British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

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y

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acquired

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(some

estimated)

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195 EXH198 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7c British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

196 EXH199 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

197 EXH200 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7e British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

198 EXH201 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

199 EXH202 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7g British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

205 EXH203 ASIA Shadow puppet (LEAD - Bima) Content Aria Bima 18591228675 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 750 380 361 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545604amppartId=1ampsearchText=shadow+puppet+aria+bimaamppage=1

206 EXH204 ASIA Shadow puppet (Gunungun) 19390451 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816 Donated by Mrs JH Drake 1939 935 383 323 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=544233amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As19390451amppage=1

207 EXH205 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hanuman) Content Moryet Anila 18591228542 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 712 230 216 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=574739amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228542amppage=1

208 EXH206 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hero)Content Yoyo Langkara of

Bali18591228691 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816

Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 600 175 101 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545469amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228691amppage=1

209 EXH207 ASIA Shadow puppet (woman) 18591228687 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 527 145 71 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545456amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228687+amppage=1

210 EXH208 AOA Sowei mask Af188611261a-b British Museum 1880-1886 Wood raffia fringeSherbro District

Sierra Leone

Collected by Thomas Joshua

Alldridge for display in the Colonial

and Indian Exhibition 1886

1886 Purchased from Thomas Joshua Alldridge 1886

1500

(Mask

430)

540 540 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=634670amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af188611261aamppage=1

211 EXH209 AOABrass cast of Maori mere club engraved with Sir

Joseph Banks coat of arms

Content Jos Banks Esq

above and 1772 below

inscribed coat of arms

(shield divided by a cross

with a fleur-de-lis in each

corner)

Oc193602061 British Museum 1772 AD BrassMade in London

EnglandComissioned by Sir Joseph Banks 1772 Donated by Harry Geoffrey Beasley 1936 365 100 38 4 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=497632amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc193602061amppage=1

212 EXH210 AOA Hawaiian basket helmet Oc1980Q992 British Museum 18th C AD Olona fibre Hawaii USAPossibly acquired from George Goodman

Hewett1980 300 155 265 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=489833amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1980Q992amppage=1

213 EXH211 AOA Metis frock coat Am195405965 British Museumc 1800-

1900 AD

Mooseskin (Alces alces) claw

(Odocoileus virinianus)

horsehair otter hair porcupine

quill (Erethizon dorsatum) paint

Canada

Purchased at auction (1925)

possibly from Sophia Lade Lampson

(unconfirmed)

Brought into Wellcome Collection

(1933)

Donated by the Wellcome Institute for the

History of Medicine1954 1300 1500 300 12 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=526467amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am195405965amppage=1

214 EXH212 ASIAJade bi ancient collared disc with later (1790)

Chinese engraving by the Qianlong Emperor

Full details and prose-

format paraphrase by

Stephen D Allee (2010)

included on BMorg

catalogue Chinese poem

inscribed by the Qianlong

Emperor

19370416140 British Museum

c1200 BC

(1790 AD

inscription)

Jade China Imperial Qianlong Collection 1790 Purchased from George Eumorfopoulos 1937 10 155 300 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=258946amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19370416140amppage=1

Section 9 The World of Our Making (AD 1800 - Today)

215 EXH213 BEP Ships chronometer from HMS Beagle

Content LONDON

No2853

Thos Earnshaw

INVT ET FECIT

No509

ONE DAY

195810061957 British Museumc1795-1805

ADBrass steel mahogany London England UK Courtenay Adrian Ilbert Donated by Gilbert Edgar

Purchased from the beneficiaries of the

Ilbert Estate via generous donation of

funds from Gilbert Edgar CBE public

donations and government funds

1958 176 208 208 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=55372amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195810061957amppage=1

216 EXH214 CM Colonial Bank note from Mauritius 19840605629 British Museum AD 1839 PaperIssued in Mauritius

printed in LondonPurchased from William LS Barrett 1984 126 195 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1108595amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19840605629amppage=1

217 EXH215 BEPEarly Victorian tea set (teapot sugar bowl milk

jug)

gtBase of Milk Jug

Content WEDGWOOD

gtMounts of Teapot and Jug

Content hallmark for 1839-

1840 and makers mark IF

(probably for John Figg)

gtMount of Sugar Bowl

Content hallmark for 1843

makers mark WC (possibly

for William Cooper)

gtSugar Bowl

Content WEDGWOOD

ETRURIA

19091201108 British Museumc 1840-

1845 ADUnglazed stoneware silver

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

England UK

Reputedly owned by Adelaide of

Saxe-Coburg Meiningen (Queen of

William IV)

Donated by Isaac Falcke and Mrs Mary

Anne Falcke1909

145

84

120

174

138

107

85

110

80

400 g

234 g

202 g

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=81729amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19091201108amppage=1

218 EXH216 ASIAKatsushika Hokusai Illustrated manga (14 book

set)1979030504281-14 British Museum

c 1814-

1878 ADPaper Japan Jack Hillier Purchased from Jack Hillier 1979 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3358009amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1979030504281amppage=1

219 EXH217 CMUS Election badge Seymour Blair campaign

badge

H SEYMOUR FOR

PRESIDENT 1868

reverse F P BLAIR FOR

VICE-PRESIDENT 1868

190611033761 British Museum 1868 AD Iron USA Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber 1906 28 44 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1216615amppartId=1ampmuseumno=190611033761amppage=1

220 EXH218 CMEisenhower hologram (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)I LIKE IKE 1964111714 British Museum 1952 - 6 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 63 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111714amppage=1

221 EXH219 CMNixon Lodge (US Election badge group display of 8

badges)

IM FOR NIXON and

LODGE1964111716 British Museum 1960 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 23 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528382amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111716amppage=1

222 EXH220 CMJimmy Carter for President (US Election badge

group display of 8 badges)

JIMMY CARTER FOR

PRESIDENT198711357 British Museum 1976 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 31 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528319amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198711357amppage=1

223 EXH221 CMReagan with stars (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)REAGAN 80 1987113517 British Museum 1980 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 56 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528287amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1987113517amppage=1

224 EXH222 CMKeep America Strong (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)

REAGAN KEEP AMERICA

STRONG19871135117 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 88 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528248amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135117amppage=1

225 EXH223 CMDump Reagan in rsquo84 (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)DUMP REAGAN in 84 19871135167 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 57 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528493amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135167amppage=1

226 EXH224 CMShit Happened (US Election badge group display of

8 badges)SHIT HAPPENED 199406097 British Museum c 1993 Plastic metal USA Anonymous donation 1994 44 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3607482amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199406097amppage=1

227 EXH225 BEPRussian revolutionary Victory of the Workers

plate

Russian Obverse Content

The victory of the workers

October 1917

Reverse Content 1920

198112082 British Museum AD 1919 Ceramic

State Porcelain

Factory St

Petersburg Russia

Purchased from Dan Klein Ltd 1981 40 235 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4140amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198112082amppage=1

228 EXH226 PD Hockneyrsquos In the Dull Village 1981121288 British Museum 1966 AD Paper England Purchased from Sam Fogg 1981 35 225 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4502amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1981121288amppage=1

229 EXH227 MEWoven Afghan war rug with Russian soldiers

depicted as white Divs2010601312 British Museum 1980 - 1989 Wool woven Afghanistan Donated by Graham Gower

Part of a collection donated on 4 April 2010

when they were placed on deposit (Deposit

no 789)

2010 1580 1010 5 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3316855amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201060131225u00a025u00a025u00a0+amppage=1

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applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

230 EXH228 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea South

Pacific Export LagerOc1990094 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood metal rubber

fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 120 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485183amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990094amppage=1

231 EXH229 AOA Wahgi shield from Papua New Guinea SIX 2 SIX Oc19900919 British Museumc 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood plastic metal

textile fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1520 500 130 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc19900919amppage=1

232 EXH230 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea coloured

triangle motifsOc1990098 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 ADPaimted wood metal fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 80 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990098amppage=1

233 EXH231 AOAFiel dos Santos Mother sculpture made of

decommissioned firearms201120261 British Museum 2011 AD Metal plastic bone wood Maputo Mozambique Fiel dos Santos 2011 Purchased from Fiel dos Santos 2011 1020 300 290 520 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3373333amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201120261amppage=1

234 EXH232 CM Plastic VISA Credit card 200941282 British Museum 2009 AD Plastic Dubai UAEDonated by Hong Kong amp Shanghai

Banking Corporation2009 45 85 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3230700amppartId=1ampmuseumno=200941282amppage=1

235 EXH233 AOA Counterfeit Football shirt - DrogbaContent DROGBA 11

SAMSUNG201020485 British Museum 2010 AD Synthetic fibres

Made in Indonesia

Purchased in Peru

Purchased for the British Museum through

JD Hill2010 800 700 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3579006amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020485amppage=1

236 EXH234 ASIAGreen plastic solar-powered lamp with solar panel

and charger201020481 British Museum 2010 AD Plastic China Ashden Donated by Neil MacGregor 2010

Lamp

148

Panel

160

Lamp 127

Panel 180

Lamp 140

Panel 451 kg

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

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place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

195 EXH198 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7c British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

196 EXH199 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7d British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

197 EXH200 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7e British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

198 EXH201 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7f British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

199 EXH202 AOA Brass Manilla currency piece Af+7g British Museumc16th-19th

C ADBrass Nigeria Donated by Dr James M Foster 1872 TBC 60 60 50 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=622643amppartId=1ampplace=37854ampobject=21678amppage=1

205 EXH203 ASIA Shadow puppet (LEAD - Bima) Content Aria Bima 18591228675 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 750 380 361 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545604amppartId=1ampsearchText=shadow+puppet+aria+bimaamppage=1

206 EXH204 ASIA Shadow puppet (Gunungun) 19390451 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816 Donated by Mrs JH Drake 1939 935 383 323 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=544233amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As19390451amppage=1

207 EXH205 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hanuman) Content Moryet Anila 18591228542 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 712 230 216 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=574739amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228542amppage=1

208 EXH206 ASIA Shadow puppet (Hero)Content Yoyo Langkara of

Bali18591228691 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816

Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 600 175 101 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545469amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228691amppage=1

209 EXH207 ASIA Shadow puppet (woman) 18591228687 British Museum c1800 AD Painted leather horn Java Indonesia Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 1811-1816Donated by Rev William Charles Raffles

Flint1859 527 145 71 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=545456amppartId=1ampmuseumno=As18591228687+amppage=1

210 EXH208 AOA Sowei mask Af188611261a-b British Museum 1880-1886 Wood raffia fringeSherbro District

Sierra Leone

Collected by Thomas Joshua

Alldridge for display in the Colonial

and Indian Exhibition 1886

1886 Purchased from Thomas Joshua Alldridge 1886

1500

(Mask

430)

540 540 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=634670amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Af188611261aamppage=1

211 EXH209 AOABrass cast of Maori mere club engraved with Sir

Joseph Banks coat of arms

Content Jos Banks Esq

above and 1772 below

inscribed coat of arms

(shield divided by a cross

with a fleur-de-lis in each

corner)

Oc193602061 British Museum 1772 AD BrassMade in London

EnglandComissioned by Sir Joseph Banks 1772 Donated by Harry Geoffrey Beasley 1936 365 100 38 4 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=497632amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc193602061amppage=1

212 EXH210 AOA Hawaiian basket helmet Oc1980Q992 British Museum 18th C AD Olona fibre Hawaii USAPossibly acquired from George Goodman

Hewett1980 300 155 265 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=489833amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1980Q992amppage=1

213 EXH211 AOA Metis frock coat Am195405965 British Museumc 1800-

1900 AD

Mooseskin (Alces alces) claw

(Odocoileus virinianus)

horsehair otter hair porcupine

quill (Erethizon dorsatum) paint

Canada

Purchased at auction (1925)

possibly from Sophia Lade Lampson

(unconfirmed)

Brought into Wellcome Collection

(1933)

Donated by the Wellcome Institute for the

History of Medicine1954 1300 1500 300 12 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=526467amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Am195405965amppage=1

214 EXH212 ASIAJade bi ancient collared disc with later (1790)

Chinese engraving by the Qianlong Emperor

Full details and prose-

format paraphrase by

Stephen D Allee (2010)

included on BMorg

catalogue Chinese poem

inscribed by the Qianlong

Emperor

19370416140 British Museum

c1200 BC

(1790 AD

inscription)

Jade China Imperial Qianlong Collection 1790 Purchased from George Eumorfopoulos 1937 10 155 300 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=258946amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19370416140amppage=1

Section 9 The World of Our Making (AD 1800 - Today)

215 EXH213 BEP Ships chronometer from HMS Beagle

Content LONDON

No2853

Thos Earnshaw

INVT ET FECIT

No509

ONE DAY

195810061957 British Museumc1795-1805

ADBrass steel mahogany London England UK Courtenay Adrian Ilbert Donated by Gilbert Edgar

Purchased from the beneficiaries of the

Ilbert Estate via generous donation of

funds from Gilbert Edgar CBE public

donations and government funds

1958 176 208 208 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=55372amppartId=1ampmuseumno=195810061957amppage=1

216 EXH214 CM Colonial Bank note from Mauritius 19840605629 British Museum AD 1839 PaperIssued in Mauritius

printed in LondonPurchased from William LS Barrett 1984 126 195 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1108595amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19840605629amppage=1

217 EXH215 BEPEarly Victorian tea set (teapot sugar bowl milk

jug)

gtBase of Milk Jug

Content WEDGWOOD

gtMounts of Teapot and Jug

Content hallmark for 1839-

1840 and makers mark IF

(probably for John Figg)

gtMount of Sugar Bowl

Content hallmark for 1843

makers mark WC (possibly

for William Cooper)

gtSugar Bowl

Content WEDGWOOD

ETRURIA

19091201108 British Museumc 1840-

1845 ADUnglazed stoneware silver

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

England UK

Reputedly owned by Adelaide of

Saxe-Coburg Meiningen (Queen of

William IV)

Donated by Isaac Falcke and Mrs Mary

Anne Falcke1909

145

84

120

174

138

107

85

110

80

400 g

234 g

202 g

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=81729amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19091201108amppage=1

218 EXH216 ASIAKatsushika Hokusai Illustrated manga (14 book

set)1979030504281-14 British Museum

c 1814-

1878 ADPaper Japan Jack Hillier Purchased from Jack Hillier 1979 2 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3358009amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1979030504281amppage=1

219 EXH217 CMUS Election badge Seymour Blair campaign

badge

H SEYMOUR FOR

PRESIDENT 1868

reverse F P BLAIR FOR

VICE-PRESIDENT 1868

190611033761 British Museum 1868 AD Iron USA Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber 1906 28 44 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=1216615amppartId=1ampmuseumno=190611033761amppage=1

220 EXH218 CMEisenhower hologram (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)I LIKE IKE 1964111714 British Museum 1952 - 6 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 63 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111714amppage=1

221 EXH219 CMNixon Lodge (US Election badge group display of 8

badges)

IM FOR NIXON and

LODGE1964111716 British Museum 1960 Plastic metal USA Donated by WW Woodside 1964 23 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528382amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1964111716amppage=1

222 EXH220 CMJimmy Carter for President (US Election badge

group display of 8 badges)

JIMMY CARTER FOR

PRESIDENT198711357 British Museum 1976 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 31 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528319amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198711357amppage=1

223 EXH221 CMReagan with stars (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)REAGAN 80 1987113517 British Museum 1980 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 56 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528287amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1987113517amppage=1

224 EXH222 CMKeep America Strong (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)

REAGAN KEEP AMERICA

STRONG19871135117 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 88 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528248amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135117amppage=1

225 EXH223 CMDump Reagan in rsquo84 (US Election badge group

display of 8 badges)DUMP REAGAN in 84 19871135167 British Museum 1984 Plastic metal USA

Donated by the British-American Arts

Asscoaition Ltd1987 57 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3528493amppartId=1ampmuseumno=19871135167amppage=1

226 EXH224 CMShit Happened (US Election badge group display of

8 badges)SHIT HAPPENED 199406097 British Museum c 1993 Plastic metal USA Anonymous donation 1994 44 5 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3607482amppartId=1ampmuseumno=199406097amppage=1

227 EXH225 BEPRussian revolutionary Victory of the Workers

plate

Russian Obverse Content

The victory of the workers

October 1917

Reverse Content 1920

198112082 British Museum AD 1919 Ceramic

State Porcelain

Factory St

Petersburg Russia

Purchased from Dan Klein Ltd 1981 40 235 750 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4140amppartId=1ampmuseumno=198112082amppage=1

228 EXH226 PD Hockneyrsquos In the Dull Village 1981121288 British Museum 1966 AD Paper England Purchased from Sam Fogg 1981 35 225 1 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=4502amppartId=1ampmuseumno=1981121288amppage=1

229 EXH227 MEWoven Afghan war rug with Russian soldiers

depicted as white Divs2010601312 British Museum 1980 - 1989 Wool woven Afghanistan Donated by Graham Gower

Part of a collection donated on 4 April 2010

when they were placed on deposit (Deposit

no 789)

2010 1580 1010 5 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3316855amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201060131225u00a025u00a025u00a0+amppage=1

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Inscriptions (if

applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

230 EXH228 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea South

Pacific Export LagerOc1990094 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood metal rubber

fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 120 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485183amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990094amppage=1

231 EXH229 AOA Wahgi shield from Papua New Guinea SIX 2 SIX Oc19900919 British Museumc 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood plastic metal

textile fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1520 500 130 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc19900919amppage=1

232 EXH230 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea coloured

triangle motifsOc1990098 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 ADPaimted wood metal fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 80 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990098amppage=1

233 EXH231 AOAFiel dos Santos Mother sculpture made of

decommissioned firearms201120261 British Museum 2011 AD Metal plastic bone wood Maputo Mozambique Fiel dos Santos 2011 Purchased from Fiel dos Santos 2011 1020 300 290 520 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3373333amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201120261amppage=1

234 EXH232 CM Plastic VISA Credit card 200941282 British Museum 2009 AD Plastic Dubai UAEDonated by Hong Kong amp Shanghai

Banking Corporation2009 45 85 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3230700amppartId=1ampmuseumno=200941282amppage=1

235 EXH233 AOA Counterfeit Football shirt - DrogbaContent DROGBA 11

SAMSUNG201020485 British Museum 2010 AD Synthetic fibres

Made in Indonesia

Purchased in Peru

Purchased for the British Museum through

JD Hill2010 800 700 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3579006amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020485amppage=1

236 EXH234 ASIAGreen plastic solar-powered lamp with solar panel

and charger201020481 British Museum 2010 AD Plastic China Ashden Donated by Neil MacGregor 2010

Lamp

148

Panel

160

Lamp 127

Panel 180

Lamp 140

Panel 451 kg

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

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RefImage Dept Description

Inscriptions (if

applicable)Reg number Lender Date Material Technique

place of

creationdiscover

y

Collected byPrevious owner Date of Collection DonorVendor Provenance comments

Date

acquired

by BM

Height Width Depth DiameterWeight

(some

estimated)

Web links to provenancedetailed object information

230 EXH228 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea South

Pacific Export LagerOc1990094 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood metal rubber

fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 120 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485183amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990094amppage=1

231 EXH229 AOA Wahgi shield from Papua New Guinea SIX 2 SIX Oc19900919 British Museumc 1990-

2000 AD

Painted wood plastic metal

textile fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1520 500 130 8 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485168amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc19900919amppage=1

232 EXH230 AOAWahgi shield from Papua New Guinea coloured

triangle motifsOc1990098 British Museum

c 1990-

2000 ADPaimted wood metal fibre

Wahgi Valley Papua

New GuineaDr Michael David Peter OHanlon

Purchased by Dr Michael David Peter

OHanlon for the British Museum

Purchased with contribution from British

Museum society (later Friends)1990 1525 610 80 55 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=485179amppartId=1ampmuseumno=Oc1990098amppage=1

233 EXH231 AOAFiel dos Santos Mother sculpture made of

decommissioned firearms201120261 British Museum 2011 AD Metal plastic bone wood Maputo Mozambique Fiel dos Santos 2011 Purchased from Fiel dos Santos 2011 1020 300 290 520 3 kg httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3373333amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201120261amppage=1

234 EXH232 CM Plastic VISA Credit card 200941282 British Museum 2009 AD Plastic Dubai UAEDonated by Hong Kong amp Shanghai

Banking Corporation2009 45 85 20 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3230700amppartId=1ampmuseumno=200941282amppage=1

235 EXH233 AOA Counterfeit Football shirt - DrogbaContent DROGBA 11

SAMSUNG201020485 British Museum 2010 AD Synthetic fibres

Made in Indonesia

Purchased in Peru

Purchased for the British Museum through

JD Hill2010 800 700 50 500 g httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3579006amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020485amppage=1

236 EXH234 ASIAGreen plastic solar-powered lamp with solar panel

and charger201020481 British Museum 2010 AD Plastic China Ashden Donated by Neil MacGregor 2010

Lamp

148

Panel

160

Lamp 127

Panel 180

Lamp 140

Panel 451 kg

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

httpwwwbritishmuseumorgresearchcollection_onlinecollection_object_detailsaspxobjectId=3595888amppartId=1ampmuseumno=201020481amppage=1

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