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A History of the World in 100 Objects

Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)

Lewis Chessmen

Released On: 28 Jun 2010

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Neil Macgregor's history through objects - today the famous Lewis chessmen.

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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
Lewis Chessmen
Neil Macgregor's history through objects - today the famous Lewis chessmen.
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
Hebrew astrolabe
Neil MacGregor with an extraordinary astronomical instrument.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
Ife head
Neil MacGregor with a magnificent brass head from the African city of Ife.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
The David Vases
Neil MacGregor - and the transformation of ordinary clay into beautiful Chinese porcelain.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
Taino ritual seat
Neil MacGregor with a ritual seat from a Caribbean culture that has been destroyed.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
Hebrew astrolabe
Neil MacGregor with an extraordinary astronomical instrument.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
Ife head
Neil MacGregor with a magnificent brass head from the African city of Ife.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
The David Vases
Neil MacGregor - and the transformation of ordinary clay into beautiful Chinese porcelain.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
Taino ritual seat
Neil MacGregor with a ritual seat from a Caribbean culture that has been destroyed.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Holy Thorn Reliquary
Neil MacGregor with a reliquary made for a thorn from Christ's crown of thorns.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy
Neil MacGregor with a 14th century icon from the Byzantine Empire.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Shiva and Parvati sculpture
Neil MacGregor with a stone sculpture of the Hindu deity Shiva and his consort Parvati.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Statue of Huastec goddess
Neil MacGregor with the sculpture of a goddess made by the Huastec people of Mexico.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island statue
Neil MacGregor with one of the extraordinary giant figures from Easter Island.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent
Neil Macgregor with the personal monogram of Suleyman the Magnificent.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Ming banknote
Neil MacGregor with a 14th century bank note - from Ming Dynasty China.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Inca gold llama
Neil MacGregor with a model of a llama - the animal behind the Inca Empire.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Jade dragon cup
Neil MacGregor with a jade cup that belonged a great leader of the Timurid Empire.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Durer's Rhinoceros
Neil MacGregor with Durer's extraordinary image of a rhino - an animal he had never seen.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD)
The mechanical galleon
Neil Macgregor with a clockwork galleon designed for a grand dinner table.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD)
Benin plaque - the Oba with Europeans
Neil MacGregor with some of the best examples of African art, the great plaques of Benin.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD)
Double-headed serpent
Neil MacGregor with one of the stars of the British Museum - an Aztec serpent
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD)
Kakiemon elephants
Neil MacGregor with porcelain white elephants from Japan.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD)
Pieces of eight
Neil MacGregor with the first truly global money - silver pieces of eight.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
Shi'a Religious Parade Standard
Neil Macgregor with a powerful symbol from Shia Iran.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
Miniature of a Mughal Prince
Neil MacGregor with a miniature painting from Mughal India.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
Shadow Puppet of Bima
Neil MacGregor explores religion and politics in South East Asia through a shadow puppet.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
Mexican Codex Map
Neil MacGregor explores the Spanish religious conquest of Mexico with a map.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
Reformation Centenary Broadsheet
Neil MacGregor with a souvenir of the 100th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Exploration, Exploitation and Enlightenment (AD 1680-1820)
Akan Drum
Neil MacGregor with an African drum taken to America during the slave trade
14 mins
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Exploration, Exploitation and Enlightenment (AD 1680-1820)
Hawaiian feather helmet
Neil MacGregor with a feathered helmet given to Captain Cook by Pacific Islanders.
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