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Shi'a Religious Parade Standard—Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
1/5 Neil Macgregor with a powerful symbol from Shia Iran.
Pieces of eight—The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD)
5/5 Neil MacGregor with the first truly global money - silver pieces of eight.
Kakiemon elephants—The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD)
4/5 Neil MacGregor with porcelain white elephants from Japan.
Double-headed serpent—The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD)
3/5 Neil MacGregor with one of the stars of the British Museum - an Aztec serpent
Benin plaque - the Oba with Europeans—The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD)
2/5 Neil MacGregor with some of the best examples of African art, the great plaques of Benin.
The mechanical galleon—The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD)
1/5 Neil Macgregor with a clockwork galleon designed for a grand dinner table.
Durer's Rhinoceros—The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
5/5 Neil MacGregor with Durer's extraordinary image of a rhino - an animal he had never seen.
Jade dragon cup—The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
4/5 Neil MacGregor with a jade cup that belonged a great leader of the Timurid Empire.
Inca gold llama—The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
3/5 Neil MacGregor with a model of a llama - the animal behind the Inca Empire.
Ming banknote—The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
2/5 Neil MacGregor with a 14th century bank note - from Ming Dynasty China.
