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Kilwa pot sherds—Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
5/5 Neil MacGregor - unlocking secrets with broken pots from East Africa.
Borobudur Buddha head—Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
4/5 Neil MacGregor with a head of the Buddha from Borobudur.
Japanese bronze mirror—Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
3/5 Neil MacGregor with a bronze mirror from a sacred pond in Japan.
Hedwig glass beaker—Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
2/5 Neil MacGregor with a glass vessel linked with a saintly miracle worker.
Vale of York Hoard—Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
1/5 Neil Macgregor with a great Viking hoard from the Vale of York.
Chinese Tang tomb figures—Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
5/5 Neil MacGregor with a collection of tomb figures from Tang dynasty China
Statue of Tara—Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
4/5 Neil MacGregor with a beguiling statue of the Buddhist deity Tara
Lothair Crystal—Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
3/5 Neil MacGregor with an engraved crystal and royal intrigue at the heart of Europe
Harem wall painting fragments—Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
2/5 Neil MacGregor with mysterious faces from the harem in an ancient city north of Baghdad
Maya relief of royal blood-letting—Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
1/5 Neil Macgregor with a disturbing, bloody image from the ancient Mayan civilisation
