Insight Book Tour

Did you know that many of the pictures in the Insight books were taken in The British Museum?  What could be better than not only seeing a photograph, but seeing the actual artefact for real!  The following list will show you where to find them both in The British Museum and in the Insight books.

There is free WiFi in The British Museum, but if you prefer you can use this:

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001 The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (it-2 908)

002 Assyrian Cross (it-1 956)

003 Assyrian Cruelty (it-1 203)

161 Adjutant (it-1 47, it-1 956)

005 Lion Hunt Reliefs (it-1 955)

006 Siege of Lachish (it-1 958)

008 Booty from Lachish (it-1 952)

009 Prisoners from Lachish (it-1 958)

013 Sargon II Winged Bull (it-1 955)

015 Sargon II and Sennacherib (it-1 960)

057 Nile God Hapi (it-2 530)

058 Ram of Amun (it-1 689, it-2 530)

156 Zodiac Coffin (it-1 533)

170 Darius I Seal (it-2 328)

116 Cyrus Cylinder (it-2 328, it-2 332)

102 Nabonidus Chronicle (it-2 325, it-2 459)

101 Nabonidus Cylinder (it-1 283)

103 Babylonian Chronicle (it-1 952, it-2 326)

097 East India House Inscription (it-2 323)

095 Destruction of Nineveh (it-1 958)

092 Lion of Babylon (it-2 323)

093 Taylor Prism (it-1 957)

088 Liver Omen Model (it-2 324)

178 Royal Game of Ur (it-1 887)

074 Lachish Letters (it-1 325)

075 Pim Weight (iit-2 1176)

079 Phoenician Ivories (it-1 948)

080 Murex Shells (it-1 661)

181 Claudius Caesar (it-2 534)