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| The Great Court |
We arrived safely at Heathrow and it was a very smooth process to go through passport control, pick up our luggage, and catch the Tube into the city. We're staying near Russell Square around the corner from the British Museum.
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| Rosetta Stone |
The British Museum is simply fascinating. Its collection of artifacts come from around the world and includes such diverse items as the Rosetta Stone and a Moai statue from Easter Island. Being a global empire enabled the museum to establish such a vast collection, but more recently groups are requesting artifacts be returned. It will be interesting to see over time if any of these items -- especially its Greek and Egyptian artifacts as well as the Moai statue -- are returned or remain as part of the collection.
One of the most interesting items we saw were the famous Lewis Chessman. These chess pieces were discovered on the Isle of Lewis, part of the western islands of Scotland, in 1831. These medieval ornate chess pieces date back to the 12th century and are carved out of walrus ivory.
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| Maoi statue |
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| Lewis chessman |
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