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The Meroë Head of Augustus [Paperback]
Thorsten Opper (Author)
$10.00ISBN: 9780714150918
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: Objects In Focus
Made from Bronze with eyes inlaid with glass pupils set in metal rings, the 'Meroe Head' is a magnificent portrait of Julius Caesar's great nephew and adopted heir Augustus (63 BC-AD 14). Once forming part of a statue of Rome's revered first tr... .... Learn More -
The Franks Casket [Paperback]
Leslie Webster (Author)
$10.00ISBN: 9780714128184
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: Objects In Focus
The whalebone box known as the Franks Casket has intrigued and puzzled viewers since its rediscovery in the nineteenth century. Made in northern England in the eighth century AD, the sides and lids of the rectangular casket carry some of the ri... .... Learn More -
Hokusai's Great Wave [Paperback]
Matthew Clark (Author)
$10.00ISBN: 9780714124674
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: OBJECTS IN FOCUS
'The Great Wave' is a colour woodblock print designed by Japanese artist Hokusai in around 1830. The print, of which numerous multiples were made, shows a monster of a wave rearing up and about to come crashing down on three fishing boats and ... .... Learn More -
The Swimming Reindeer [Paperback]
Jill Cook (Author)
Regular Price: $10.00
Special Price: $8.00
ISBN: 9780714128214
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: Objects in Focus
Discovered in 1866 as two separate pieces and acquired by the British Museum in 1887, the sculpture known as the 'swimming reindeer' depicts a male and a female reindeer with their heads up and legs extended, and was created at least 13,000 yea... .... Learn More
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