A History of the World in 100 Objects

Other by Neil MacGregor

Released 2011

Tracklist

  • 1
    Welcome
    0:08
  • 2
    Mummy of Hornedjitef 18 Jan 10
    13:49
    5.0 ★
  • 3
    Olduvai Stone Chopping Tool 19 Jan 2010
    14:02
    5.0 ★
  • 4
    Olduvai Handaxe 20 Jan 2010
    13:58
    5.0 ★
  • 5
    Swimming Reindeer 21 Jan 2010
    13:47
  • 6
    Clovis Spear Point 22 Jan 2010
    13:44
  • 7
    Bird-shaped Pestle 25 Jan 10
    13:54
  • 8
    Ain Sakhri Lovers Figurine 26 Jan 10
    13:56
  • 9
    Egyptian Clay Model of Cattle 27 Jan 10
    13:55
  • 10
    Maya Maize God Statue 28 Jan 10
    13:54
  • 11
    Jomon Pot 29 Jan 10
    14:02
  • 12
    King Den's Sandal Label 1 Feb 2010
    13:48
  • 13
    Standard of Ur 2 Feb 2010
    14:22
  • 14
    Indus seal 3 Feb 2010
    13:57
  • 15
    Jade axe 4 Feb 2010
    14:00
  • 16
    Early writing tablet 5 Feb 2010
    13:54
  • 17
    Flood Tablet 8 Feb 2010
    13:57
  • 18
    Rhind Mathematical Papyrus 9 Feb 2010
    13:57
  • 19
    Minoan Bull Leaper 10 Feb 2010
    14:09
  • 20
    Mold Gold Cape 11 Feb 2010
    14:21
  • 21
    Statue of Ramesses II 12 Feb 2010
    13:49
  • 22
    Lachish Reliefs 15 Feb 2010
    13:50
  • 23
    Sphinx of Taharqo 16 Feb 2010
    13:41
  • 24
    Chinese Zhou ritual vessel 17 Feb 2010
    13:56
  • 25
    Paracas Textile 18 Feb 2010
    14:03
  • 26
    Gold Coin of Croesus 19 Feb 2010
    13:50
  • 27
    Oxus Chariot Model 22 Feb 2010
    14:09
  • 28
    Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith 23 Feb 2010
    14:11
  • 29
    Basse Yutz Flagons 24 Feb 2010
    14:11
  • 30
    Olmec Stone Mask 25 Feb 2010
    13:49
  • 31
    Chinese bronze bell 26 Feb 2010
    14:05
  • 32
    Coin with head of Alexander 17 May 2010
    13:53
  • 33
    Pillar of Ashoka 18 May 2010
    14:11
  • 34
    Rosetta Stone 19 May 2010
    14:07
  • 35
    Chinese Han lacquer cup 20 May 2010
    14:08
  • 36
    Head of Augustus 21 May 2010
    14:03
  • 37
    Warren Cup 24 May 2010
    14:05
  • 38
    North American Otter Pipe 25 May 2010
    14:11
  • 39
    Ceremonial Ballgame Belt 26 May 2010
    14:11
  • 40
    Admonitions Scroll 27 May 2010
    14:20
  • 41
    Hoxne pepper pot 28 May 2010
    14:13
  • 42
    Seated Buddha of Gandhara 31 May 2010
    13:49
  • 43
    Gold Coin of Kumaragupta I
    14:20
  • 44
    Silver Plate Showing Shapur II 1 Jun 2010
    14:03
  • 45
    Hinton St Mary Mosaic 3 Jun 2010
    13:58
  • 46
    Arabian Bronze Hand 4 Jun 2010
    14:24
  • 47
    Gold coins of Abd Al-Malik 7 Jun 2010
    14:09
  • 48
    Sutton Hoo helmet 8 Jun 2010
    14:03
  • 49
    Moche Warrior pot 9 Jun 2010
    14:22
  • 50
    Korean roof tile 10 Jun 2010
    14:10
  • 51
    Silk princess painting 11 Jun 2010
    14:13
  • 52
    Maya Relief of Royal Blood-Letting 14 Jun 2010
    14:08
  • 53
    Harem wall painting fragments 15 Jun 2010
    14:08
  • 54
    Lothair Crystal 16 Jun 2010
    13:52
  • 55
    Statue of Tara 17 Jun 2010
    14:04
  • 56
    Chinese Tang figures 18 Jun 2010
    14:20
  • 57
    Vale of York Hoard 21 Jun 2010
    14:08
  • 58
    Hedwig glass beaker 22 Jun 2010
    14:10
  • 59
    Japanese bronze mirror 23 Jun 2010
    14:04
  • 60
    Borobudur Buddha head 24 Jun 2010
    14:12
  • 61
    Kilwa pot sherds 25 Jun 2010
    14:02
  • 62
    Lewis Chessmen 28 Jun 2010
    14:25
  • 63
    Hebrew Astrolabe 29 Jun 2010
    14:18
  • 64
    Ife Head 30 Jun 2010
    14:20
  • 65
    The David Vases 1 Jul 2010
    14:29
  • 66
    Taino Ritual Seat 2 Jul 2010
    14:10
  • 67
    Holy Thorn Reliquary 5 Jul 2010
    13:56
  • 68
    Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy 6 Jul 2010
    14:08
  • 69
    Shiva and Parvati Sculpture 7 Jul 2010
    14:00
  • 70
    Statue of Huastec Goddess 8 Jul 2010
    13:56
  • 71
    Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island Statue 9 Jul 2010
    13:59
  • 72
    Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent 13 Sept 2010
    13:48
  • 73
    Ming Banknote 14 Sept 2010
    14:01
  • 74
    Inca Gold Llama 15 Sept 2010
    14:01
  • 75
    Jade Dragon Cup 16 Sept 2010
    13:58
  • 76
    Durer's Rhinoceros 17 Sept 2010
    14:05
  • 77
    The mechanical galleon 20 Sept 2010
    13:54
  • 78
    Benin Plaque - the Oba with Europeans 21 Sept 2010
    13:58
  • 79
    Double-headed Serpent 22 Sept 2010
    13:45
  • 80
    Kakiemon Elephants 23 Sept 2010
    13:57
  • 81
    Pieces of Eight 24 Sept 2010
    13:55
  • 82
    Shi'a Religious Parade Standard 27 Sept 2010
    14:00
  • 83
    Miniature of a Mughal Prince 28 Sept 2010
    14:17
  • 84
    Shadow Puppet of Bima 29 Sept 2010
    14:03
  • 85
    Mexican Codex Map 30 Sept 2010
    14:18
  • 86
    Reformation Centenary Broadsheet 1 Oct 2010
    13:51
  • 87
    Akan Drum 4 October 2010
    14:18
  • 88
    Hawaiian feather helmet 5 Oct 2010
    13:55
  • 89
    North American buckskin map 6 Oct 2010
    13:54
  • 90
    Australian bark shield 7 Oct 2010
    13:46
  • 91
    Jade bi 8 Oct 2010
    14:03
  • 92
    Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle 11 Oct 2010
    14:02
  • 93
    Early Victorian Tea Set 12 Oct 2010
    14:16
  • 94
    Hokusai's The Great Wave 13 Oct 2010
    13:49
  • 95
    Sudanese slit drum 14 Oct 2010
    13:49
  • 96
    Suffragette-defaced penny 15 Oct 2010
    14:03
  • 97
    Russian revolutionary plate 18 Oct 2010
    14:05
  • 98
    Hockney's In the Dull Village 19 Oct 2010
    13:24
  • 99
    Throne of Weapons 20 Oct 2010
    14:09
  • 100
    Credit card 21 Oct 2010
    13:59
  • 101
    Solar-powered lamp and charger 22 Oct 2010
    13:40
  • 102
    A History of the World Special 18 May 2011
    27:28

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