• 2006
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Masterpieces of the British Museum
  • 2006
  • 30m

Masterpieces of the British Museum

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : David Attenborough Daniel Evans Michael Wood Irving Finkel

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jun 13, 2006

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Fulmar Television & Film

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jun 13, 2006

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Fulmar Television & Film

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Masterpieces of the British Museum (2006) Masterpieces of the British Museum (2006)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jun 13, 2006
The Sutton Hoo Helmet
The story of the discovery in East Anglia and restoration of the most iconic piece of the Sutton Hoo treasure, Britain's richest ever archaeological find.
Episode 2 • Jun 20, 2006
The Assyrian Lion Hunt Reliefs
Among the greatest artistic masterpieces of the ancient world, the Assyrian reliefs depict King Ashburnipal in his favoured practice of hunting lions.
Episode 3 • Jun 27, 2006
The Lewis Chessmen
Amongst the most appealing objects in the British Museum is a chess set, perhaps made by 12th century Norwegian craftsmen and discovered on a remote beach on the Isle of Lewis in 1831.
Episode 4 • Jul 04, 2006
The Head of Ife
The Benin bronzes and an exquisite bronze head known as the Head of Ife, estimated to be eight hundred years old, caused Europeans to revise completely their cultural assumptions about Africa.
Episode 5 • Dec 31, 1969
Dürer's Rhinoceros
Episode 6 • Dec 31, 1969
The Aztec Double-Headed Serpent
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