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Both ancient and modern cultures have depicted their gods as animals
Living and Dying Room 24
Greece: Parthenon Room 18
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Helmet from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon, 7th century AD
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London 1753 Explore the city in the year the British Museum was founded
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