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Seated Buddha from Gandhara—The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD)
1/5 Neil MacGregor with one of world religion's most iconic images - the Buddha.
Hoxne pepper pot—Ancient Pleasures, Modern Spice (1 - 600 AD)
5/5 Neil MacGregor uses a silver pepper pot to tell of the Roman spice trade with India.
Admonitions Scroll—Ancient Pleasures, Modern Spice (1 - 600 AD)
4/5 Neil MacGregor and an ancient Chinese scroll that rules on how women should behave.
Ceremonial ballgame belt—Ancient Pleasures, Modern Spice (1 - 600 AD)
3/5 Neil MacGregor discovers the oldest ball game on earth.
North American otter pipe—Ancient Pleasures, Modern Spice (1 - 600 AD)
2/5 Neil MacGregor and a 2,000-year-old stone pipe from North America.
Warren Cup—Ancient Pleasures, Modern Spice (1 - 600 AD)
1/5 Neil MacGregor and a Roman silver cup with the power to shock.
Head of Augustus—Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10)
5/5 The 2000 year old bronze head of one of the world's most famous rulers - Caesar Augustus
Chinese Han lacquer cup—Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10)
4/5 Neil MacGregor's world history told through objects arrives in Han Dynasty China
Rosetta Stone—Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10)
3/5 Neil MacGregor with one of the past's most recognisable objects; the Rosetta Stone
Pillar of Ashoka—Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10)
2/5 Neil MacGregor on the life and legacy of the great Indian ruler Ashoka
