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Edo bronze tusk-stand in the form of a human head. Nigeria, Benin
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A queen from the Lewis Chessmen. Probably Scandinavia, about AD 1150-1200
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The Rosetta Stone. Egypt, Ptolemaic period, 196 BC
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Aztec double-headed serpent turquoise mosaic. Ancient Mexico, AD 1400-1521
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Coexistence and conflict: can Egypt’s past inform the future?
Tuesday 8 December,
19.00 / Special event
