Roy Tang

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British Museum

British Museum

I'm disappointed that there wasn't a Philippine exhibit (the Asian exhibits were mostly Japan, China and India). Also no giant dinosaur skeletons. It was nothing like Night at the Museum at all
Sculptures from the Parthenon. They should give them back, Greece could use the tourist dollars
Assyrian Lion Hunt reliefs. Apparently they shot one of the lions out of midair
The Portland Vase. Made from cameo glass, apparently there's only around 40 samples of cameo glass from olden days (or at least the guide person said)
Easter island dude!
Oxus treasure, fabulous metalwork from ancient Iran
The Rosetta Stone. I couldn't get a better picture because of all the tourist. I don't think it uses UTF-8
A pendant-mask made from ivory, from Africa. I find that I wasn't as interested in the African exhibits as compared to the European ones
A horse sculpture recovered from the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos
Medieval-era samurai armor. Didn't fit me.
The Lewis chessmen, supposedly the most well known chess set in the world. Why haven't I heard of it before? And what happened to that missing rook?
The Royal Game of Ur, some sort of old-school boardgame with weird button dice
Some statues recovered from the tomb of a Tang dynasty general. I don't see the resemblance