The Standard of Ur is one of the most famous objects to be discovered from ancient Mesopotamia. This beautifully illustrated short introduction tells the story of discovery and significance of this sp
Featuring a rich array of magnificent artworks from the British Museum and beyond, the book showcases some of the most exquisite works of wood, stone, ceramics, beadwork, textiles and metalwork from A
In this 2nd revised edition, the author traces the history, archaeology and art from the growth of settled communities around 6000 BC to the beginning of the Islamic period in the seventh century AD.
In 1942, while ploughing a field near Mildenhall in Suffolk, eastern England, Gordon Butcher stumbled upon a hoard of 34 silver objects that he turned over to his boss and owner of the land, Sydney Fo
This accessible and beautifully illustrated book, explores the context and meaning of the painted scenes and accompanying text of the Admonitions Scroll and provides a fascinating insight into Chinese
For almost three centuries the kingdom of Assyria dominated the Middle East. The story of those years were recorded in stone on walls of a succession of royal palaces. This illustrated text describes
The whale-bone box known as the Franks Casket has intrigued and puzzled viewers since its discovery in the nineteenth century in France. Made in northern England in the eighth century ad, the sides an
Part of the British Museum''s Objects in Focus series, this compact book offers a well illustrated guide to the crowned bronze head unearthed at Ife in Nigeria in 1938. It places the head in its histo
Not only was Waterloo one of the most decisive battles ever fought, was also a crucial event in European political and social history, ending over 20 years of conflict and bringing to his knees one of
Caygill, an expert on the British Museum and its collections, treats the reader with a tour of some of the most famous and most unusual of the collections. Rather than describing the objects and their
Masks are objects that demonstrate creative skills of many different periods and cultures. Masks are a nearly universal phenomenon, but their uses and meanings are strikingly different across cultures
Netsuke have once again come to the fore in the popular imagination of the public. In part this is due to the phenomenal success of Edmund De Waal’s 2010 book, Hare with the Amber Eyes, which highligh
Selection of classical and modern Chinese love poems, illustrated with brushwork calligraphy and scenes from rarely exhibited paintings and prints in the collection of the British Museum.
