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A History of the World in 100 Objects Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD) Episodes

    Taino ritual seat

    5/5 Neil MacGregor with a ritual seat from a Caribbean culture that has been destroyed.

    The David Vases

    4/5 Neil MacGregor - and the transformation of ordinary clay into beautiful Chinese porcelain.

    Ife head

    3/5 Neil MacGregor with a magnificent brass head from the African city of Ife.

    Hebrew astrolabe

    2/5 Neil MacGregor with an extraordinary astronomical instrument.

    Lewis Chessmen

    1/5 Neil Macgregor's history through objects - today the famous Lewis chessmen.