A metope sculpture from the Parthenon showing a mythical battle between a Centaur and a Lapith.
Many of the British Museum's most priceless artefacts are now available online, including Hoa Hakananai'a, a sculpture from Easter Island. All photos courtesy British Museum.
The Lewis Chessmen are a group of distinctive 12th-century chess pieces.
Helmet from Sutton Hoo, found during a 1939 excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial.
The Rosetta Stone has been on display in the British Museum since 1802.
Relief plaque made of brass cast, part of the Benin Plaques.
This 3,000-year-old gold sun pendant has been heralded as one of the most important bronze age finds of the last century.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s The Death of Breuze Sans Pitie, which was rarely seen in public.
A metope sculpture from the Parthenon showing a mythical battle between a Centaur and a Lapith.
Many of the British Museum's most priceless artefacts are now available online, including Hoa Hakananai'a, a sculpture from Easter Island. All photos courtesy British Museum.
The Lewis Chessmen are a group of distinctive 12th-century chess pieces.
Helmet from Sutton Hoo, found during a 1939 excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial.
The Rosetta Stone has been on display in the British Museum since 1802.
Relief plaque made of brass cast, part of the Benin Plaques.
This 3,000-year-old gold sun pendant has been heralded as one of the most important bronze age finds of the last century.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s The Death of Breuze Sans Pitie, which was rarely seen in public.
A metope sculpture from the Parthenon showing a mythical battle between a Centaur and a Lapith.