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Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent—The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
1/5 Neil Macgregor with the personal monogram of Suleyman the Magnificent.
Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island statue—Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
5/5 Neil MacGregor with one of the extraordinary giant figures from Easter Island.
Statue of Huastec goddess—Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
4/5 Neil MacGregor with the sculpture of a goddess made by the Huastec people of Mexico.
Shiva and Parvati sculpture—Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
3/5 Neil MacGregor with a stone sculpture of the Hindu deity Shiva and his consort Parvati.
Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy—Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
2/5 Neil MacGregor with a 14th century icon from the Byzantine Empire.
Holy Thorn Reliquary—Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
1/5 Neil MacGregor with a reliquary made for a thorn from Christ's crown of thorns.
Taino ritual seat—Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
5/5 Neil MacGregor with a ritual seat from a Caribbean culture that has been destroyed.
The David Vases—Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
4/5 Neil MacGregor - and the transformation of ordinary clay into beautiful Chinese porcelain.
Ife head—Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
3/5 Neil MacGregor with a magnificent brass head from the African city of Ife.
Hebrew astrolabe—Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
2/5 Neil MacGregor with an extraordinary astronomical instrument.
