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A closer look

Explore some of the British Museum's most well-known objects.

The Palace of Benin

The Palace of Benin

Sculpture of Shakespeare

Sculpture of Shakespeare

The Rosetta Stone

The Rosetta Stone

Lindow Man

Lindow Man

Model of the temple of Zeus from ancient Olympia

Ancient Olympia

The Mold gold cape

The Mold gold cape

Berserkers from the Lewis Chessmen

The Lewis Chessmen

Book of the Dead papyrus

Book of the Dead papyrus

Letter of appeal - one of the Vindolanda tablets

The Vindolanda tablets

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