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A History of the World in 100 Objects Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD) Episodes

    Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island statue

    5/5 Neil MacGregor with one of the extraordinary giant figures from Easter Island.

    Statue of Huastec goddess

    4/5 Neil MacGregor with the sculpture of a goddess made by the Huastec people of Mexico.

    Shiva and Parvati sculpture

    3/5 Neil MacGregor with a stone sculpture of the Hindu deity Shiva and his consort Parvati.

    Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy

    2/5 Neil MacGregor with a 14th century icon from the Byzantine Empire.

    Holy Thorn Reliquary

    1/5 Neil MacGregor with a reliquary made for a thorn from Christ's crown of thorns.