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How many artefacts in the British Museum are actually British?
The British Museum said that even with more than 2 million ... Some of the museum's standout exhibits include statues from the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos (from modern-day Bodrum in Turkey ...
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Discovery of medieval brooch marked with statue
The discovery of a medieval brooch believed to belong to King Henry V is being celebrated with a statue. The Dunstable Swan Jewel, which is now in the British Museum, was uncovered during ...
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How the Parthenon Lost Its Marbles
Photograph by British Museum/Scala, Florence Having brought the statues and reliefs to England, Lord Elgin proposed putting them on public display—a noble idea that was undermined by his ...
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The intriguing lives of world famous statues
Image caption, Hoa Hakananai’a is one of two Easter Island statues in the British Museum collection The Moai were carved by the people of Rapa Nui between AD1100 and AD1600. The two removed by ...
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Statues: Royston Museum curator removes damage 'manual' tweets
A museum curator has deleted tweets listing substances that could be used to damage statues after she was spoken ... forget about the entirety of the British Empire". Police said that following ...
GLOBALink | Artworks from British museum offer unique culture experience in China
Museums have become popular destinations for Chinese people during the Spring Festival holiday This year some statues and artworks of Olympian gods ...