Curator's comments A record card accompanying this material says that it was probably excavated by one of the Turner Bequest expeditions to Cyprus between 1893 and 1896. The diagnostic Iron Age ...

Sherds (29) of Meroitic Fine Red Ware. Fabric is very fine clay with fine black, white and red particles as temper. Surfaces are matte or polished. Wheel-made cups, goblets, footed bowls and lamps ...

Sherds (20) of Graeco-Roman Aswan Wares. Fabric is fine densely compacted clay, buff or pinkish tan colour (munsell 2.5YR 6/4, 2.5YR 6/6), tempered with abundant fine particles of various materials ...

Sign up to our emails to get the latest exhibition updates. In 2021 the British Museum acquired a significant group of prints and drawings by Max Beckmann (1884 ...

The British Museum's collection has grown in many ways over the past three centuries, starting with the 1753 Act of Parliament which purchased for the public Sir Hans Sloane's collection of over ...

The British Museum's collection has grown since 1753 and the acquisition of the founding collection of Sir Hans Sloane. Objects have been acquired in a variety of ways. Some objects are subject to ...

Sign up to our emails to get the latest exhibition updates. Discover how weavers in Afghanistan have recorded the country's turbulent history in traditional rugs in ...