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082			_a930.1 _bMaC
100			_aMacgregor, Neil
245			_aHistory of the World in 100 objects
260			_aNew Delhi _bPenguin Books _c2012
300			_axxvi,613,ip.
505			_aContents Preface : Mission Impossible xiii Introduction : Signals from the past xv pt. 1. Making us human : 2,000,000-9000 BC. 3-22 Mummy of Hornedjitef Olduvai stone chopping tool Olduvai handaxe Swimming reindeer Clovis spear point pt. 2. After the Ice Age: food and sex: 9000-3500 BC. 29-49 Bird-shaped pestle Ain Sakhri lovers figurine Egyptian clay model of cattle Maya maize god statue Jomon pot pt. 3. The first cities and states: 4000-2000 BC. 57-76 King Den's sandal label Standard of Ur Indus seal Jade axe Early writing tablet pt. 4. The beginnings of science and literature: 2000-700 BC. 83-105 Flood tablet Rhind mathematical papyrus Minoan bull-leaper Mold gold cape Statue of Ramesses II pt. 5. Old World, new powers : 1100-300 BC. 113-133 Lachish reliefs Sphinx of Taharqo Chinese Zhou ritual vessel Paracas textile Gold coin of Croesus pt. 6. The world in the age of Confucius : 500-300 BC. 139-160 Oxus chariot model Parthenon sculpture : Centaur and Lapith Basse-Yutz flagons Olmec stone mask Chinese bronze bell pt. 7. Empire builders : 300 BC-AD 10. 167-187 Coin with head of Alexander Pillar of Ashoka Rosetta Stone Chinese Han lacquer cup Head of Augustus pt. 8. Ancient pleasures, modern spice : AD 1-500. 195-215 Warren Cup North American otter pipe Ceremonial ballgame belt Admonitions scroll Hoxne pepper pot pt. 9. The rise of world faiths AD 100-600 223-243 Seated Buddha from Gandhara Gold coins of Kumaragupta I Silver plate showing Shapur II Hinton St. Mary mosaic Arabian bronze head pt. 10. The Silk Road and beyond : AD 400-800. 251-271 Gold coins of Abd al-Malik Sutton Hoo helmet Moche warrior pot Korean roof tile Silk princess painting pt. 11. Inside the palace : secrets at court : AD 700-900 279-299 Maya relief of royal blood-letting Harem wall-painting fragments Lothair crystal Statue of Tara Chinese Tang tomb figures pt. 12. Pilgrims, raiders and traders : AD 800-1300 307-327 Vale of York hoard Hedwig glass beaker Japanese bronze mirror Borobudur Buddha head Kilwa pot sherds pt. 13. Status symbols : AD 1100-1500 335-355 Lewis chessmen Hebrew astrolabe Ife head The David vases Taino ritual seat pt. 14. Meeting the gods : AD 1200-1500 363-383 Holy Thorn reliquary Icon of the triumph of orthodoxy Shiva and Parvati sculpture Sculpture of Huastec goddess Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island statue pt. 15. The threshold of the modern world : AD 1375-1550 391-412 Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent Ming banknote Inca gold llama Jade dragon cup Durer's Rhinoceros pt. 16. The first global economy : AD 1450-1650 419-439 Mechanical galleon Benin plaque : the Oba with Europeans Double-headed serpent Kakiemon elephants Pieces of eight pt. 17. Tolerance and intolerance : AD 1550-1700 447-467 Shi'a religious parade standard Miniature of a Mughal prince Shadow puppet of Burma Mexican codex map Reformation centenary broadsheet pt. 18. Exploration, exploitation and enlightenment : AD 1680-1820 475-495 Akan drum Hawaiian feather helmet North American buckskin map Australian bark shield Jade bi pt. 19. Mass production, mass persuasion : AD 1780-1914 503-524 Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle Early Victorian tea set Hokusai's The great wave Sudanese slit drum Suffragette-defaced penny pt. 20. The world of our making : AD 1914-2010 531-552 Russian revolutionary plate Hockney's In the dull village Throne of weapons Credit card Solar-powered lamp and charger Maps 559 List of Objects 568 Bibliography 571 References 580 Text Acknowledgements 584 Acknowledgements 585 Index 587
890			_aIndia
891			_aFA
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650			_aMaterial culture _aWorld history _aBritish Museum _aAntiquities _aCivilization, Ancient _aCivilization, Modern _aAntiquities, Prehistoric _aArchaeology, Medieval