Treasures of the British Museum

The British Museum collection invites readers to reflect on how artifacts shape collectors’ legacies.

The BM is the greatest treasure house in the world and it could fill many books with pretty pictures ... but this is more than that. A choice selection of topics; some well known and obvious (Sutton Hoo; the Royal Cemeteries at Ur; the Elgin Marbles); others less obvious (the Folkton Drums; the Lothar Crystal); fifty in all; serve as the basis for description and discussion of both objects a...