1 hour at the British Museum
If you are short of time, visit these objects for an insight into the variety of the Museum's collection.
Ground floor
Upper floor
- 4. Lewis Chessmen
- 5. Oxus Treasure
- 6. Royal Game of Ur
- 7. Mummy of Katebet
- 8. Samurai armour
Lower floor
- 9. King of Ife
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These objects are also on the Multimedia Guide, available from
the Great Court.
About the Multimedia
Guide
Please note that certain galleries may be closed for renovation
or objects may be off display. Please ask gallery staff for further
information.
Temporary gallery
closures
The key to the decipherment of hieroglyphs
An ancient king's triumph over nature
Iconic sculpture from ancient Greece
The most famous chess set in the world
Fabulous metalwork from Achaemenid Persia
A popular pastime in the ancient world
One of the most studied Egyptian mummies">
Military might in medieval Japan
A masterpiece of African art


