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A History of the World in 100 Objects Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD) Episodes

    Chinese Tang tomb figures

    5/5 Neil MacGregor with a collection of tomb figures from Tang dynasty China

    Statue of Tara

    4/5 Neil MacGregor with a beguiling statue of the Buddhist deity Tara

    Lothair Crystal

    3/5 Neil MacGregor with an engraved crystal and royal intrigue at the heart of Europe

    Harem wall painting fragments

    2/5 Neil MacGregor with mysterious faces from the harem in an ancient city north of Baghdad

    Maya relief of royal blood-letting

    1/5 Neil Macgregor with a disturbing, bloody image from the ancient Mayan civilisation