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===Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory===
[[File:British Museum (6425125707).jpg|thumb|250px|Gallery 50 – View down the Roman Britain gallery]]
[[File:Waddesdon_Bequest_(2).JPG|thumb|upright=1.15|Gallery 2a – Display case of Renaissance metalware from the [[Waddesdon Bequest]]]]
The Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory is responsible for collections that cover a vast expanse of time and geography. It includes some of the earliest objects made by humans in east Africa over 2&nbsp;million years ago, as well as [[Prehistoric]] and neolithic objects from other parts of the world; and the art and archaeology of Europe from the earliest times to the present day. Archeological excavation of prehistoric material took off and expanded considerably in the twentieth century and the department now has literally millions of objects from the [[Paleolithic]] and [[Mesolithic]] periods throughout the world, as well as from the [[Neolithic]], [[Bronze Age]] and [[Iron Age]] in Europe. Stone Age material from Africa has been donated by famous archaeologists such as [[Louis Leakey|Louis]] and [[Mary Leakey]], and [[Gertrude Caton–Thompson]]. Paleolithic objects from the [[William Allen Sturge|Sturge]], [[Henry Christy|Christy]] and [[Édouard Lartet|Lartet]] collections include some of the earliest works of art from Europe. Many Bronze Age objects from across Europe were added during the nineteenth century, often from large collections built up by excavators and scholars such as [[William Greenwell|Greenwell]] in Britain, [[Thomas Tobin|Tobin]] and Cooke in Ireland, [[William Collings Lukis|Lukis]] and de la Grancière in Brittany, [[Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae|Worsaae]] in Denmark, [[Luis Siret|Siret]] at [[El Argar]] in Spain, and [[Gustav Klemm|Klemm]] and Edelmann in Germany. A representative selection of Iron Age artefacts from [[Hallstatt]] were acquired as a result of the [[Sir John Evans|Evans]]/[[Sir John Lubbock|Lubbock]] excavations and from [[Giubiasco]] in [[Ticino]] through the [[Swiss National Museum]].

In addition, the British Museum's collections covering the period AD 300 to 1100 are among the largest and most comprehensive in the world, extending from Spain to the [[Black Sea]] and from North Africa to [[Scandinavia]]; a representative selection of these has recently been redisplayed in a newly refurbished gallery. Important collections include Latvian, Norwegian, [[Gotland]]ic and [[Merovingian]] material from [[Johann Karl Bähr]], Alfred Heneage Cocks, Sir James Curle and Philippe Delamain respectively. However, the undoubted highlight from the early mediaeval period is the magnificent items from the [[Sutton Hoo]] royal grave, generously donated to the nation by the landowner [[Edith Pretty]]. The late mediaeval collection includes a large number of [[Seal (emblem)|seal-dies]] from across Europe, the most famous of which include those from the Town of [[Boppard]] in Germany, [[Isabella of Hainault]] from her tomb in [[Notre Dame Cathedral]], Paris, [[Inchaffray Abbey]] in Scotland and [[Robert Fitzwalter]], one of the Barons who led the revolt against [[John, King of England|King John]] in England. There is also a large collection of medieval signet rings, prominent among them is the gold [[signet ring]] belonging to [[Jean III de Grailly]] who fought in the [[Hundred Years' War]], as well as those of [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] and [[Richard I of England]]. Other groups of artefacts represented in the department include the national collection of (c.100) [[Icon|icon paintings]], most of which originate from the [[Byzantine Empire]] and Russia, and over 40 mediaeval [[astrolabe]]s from across Europe and the Middle East. The department also includes the national collection of [[horology]] with one of the most wide-ranging assemblage of clocks, watches and other timepieces in Europe, with masterpieces from every period in the development of time-keeping. Choice horological pieces came from the [[Octavius Morgan|Morgan]] and [[Courtenay Adrian Ilbert|Ilbert]] collections. The department is also responsible for the curation of [[Romano-British]] objects – the museum has by far the most extensive such collection in Britain and one of the most representative regional collections in Europe outside Italy. It is particularly famous for the large number of late Roman silver treasures, many of which were found in [[East Anglia]], the most important of which is the [[Mildenhall Treasure]]. The museum purchased many Roman-British objects from the antiquarian [[Charles Roach Smith]] in 1856. These quickly formed the nucleus of the collection. The department also includes [[ethnographic]] material from across Europe including a collection of Bulgarian costumes and [[shadow puppet]]s from Greece and Turkey. A particular highlight are the three [[Sami drum|Sámi drums]] from northern Sweden of which only about 70 are extant.

Objects from the Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory are mostly found on the upper floor of the museum, with a suite of galleries numbered from 38 to 51. Most of the collection is stored in its archive facilities, where it is available for research and study.

Highlights of the collections include:

'''Stone Age (c. 3.4&nbsp;million years BC – c. 2000 BC)'''
* [[Palaeolithic]] material from across Africa, particularly [[Olduvai Gorge|Olduvai]], [[Kalambo Falls]], [[Olorgesailie]] and [[Cape Flats]], (1.8&nbsp;million BC onwards)
* One of the 11 [[Solutrean|leaf-shaped points]] found near Volgu, [[Saône-et-Loire]], France and estimated to be 16,000 years old<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_prb/l/leaf-shaped_point.aspxs| title = British Museum Highlights| access-date = 22 July 2016| archive-date = 16 December 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141216035757/http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_prb/l/leaf-shaped_point.aspxs| url-status = live}}</ref>
* Ice Age art from France including the [[Wolverine pendant of Les Eyzies]], [[Montastruc decorated stone (Palart 518)|Montastruc decorated stone]] and [[Baton fragment (Palart 310)|Baton fragment]], ({{circa|12}}–11,000 BC)
* Ice Age art from Britain including the [[Kendrick's Cave Decorated Horse Jaw|decorated jaw]] from Kendrick and [[Robin Hood Cave Horse]], (11,500–10,000 BC)
* Rare [[mesolithic]] artefacts from the site of [[Star Carr]] in Yorkshire, northern England, (8770–8460 BC)
* Terracotta figurine from [[Vinča-Belo Brdo|Vinča]], Serbia, (5200–4900 BC)
* [[Callaïs]] bead jewellery from Lannec-er-Ro'h, intact schist bracelet from Le Lizo, [[Carnac]] and triangular pendant from {{ill|Mané-er-Hroëk|de|Mané-er-Hroëk|fr|Tumulus du Mané er Hroëck}}, Morbihan, Brittany, western France, (5000–4300 BC)
* [[Mother Goddess]] figurine from Campo-Fiorello near [[Grossa]], southern Corsica (c.4500 BC)<ref>[https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1927-0207-1 British Museum collection]</ref>
* Polished [[jade]] axe produced in the Italian Alps and found in [[Canterbury]], Kent, southeast England, (4500–4000 BC)
* Section of the [[Sweet Track]], an ancient timber causeway from the Somerset Levels, England, (3807/6 BC)
* Small collection of [[Neolithic]] finds including a necklace of flat bone beads from [[Skara Brae]], Orkneys, northern Scotland, (3180–2500 BC)
* Representative sample of artefacts (sherds, vessels, etc.) from the megalithic site of [[Tarxien Temples|Tarxien]], Malta, (3150–2500 BC)
* A number of [[carved stone balls]] from Scotland, Ireland and northern England, (3200–2500 BC)
* The three [[Folkton Drums]], made from chalk and found in Yorkshire, northern England, (2600–2100 BC)

'''Bronze Age ({{Circa|3300 BC|600 BC}})'''
* Jet beaded necklace from Melfort in [[Argyll]], Scotland, ({{Circa|3000 BC}})
* [[Gold lunula]] from [[Blessington]], Ireland, one of twelve from Ireland, England, [[Llanllyfni lunula|LLanllyfini, Wales]] and [[Gwithian]], Cornwall, (2400–2000 BC)
* Early Bronze Age hoards from [[Barnack]], [[Driffield]], [[Sewell, Bedfordshire|Sewell]] and [[Snowshill]] in England, [[Arraiolos]] and [[Vendas Novas]] in Iberia and [[Auvernier]], [[Biecz]] and [[Neunheilingen]] in central Europe (2280–1500 BC)
*[[Mold cape]], unique cape made of gold sheet from [[Mold, Flintshire|Mold]], Wales (1900–1600 BC)
* Contents of the [[Rillaton Barrow]] including a gold cup, and the related [[Ringlemere Cup]], England, (1700–1500 BC)
* Bronze Age hoards from [[Forró, Northern Hungary|Forró]], [[Paks]]-[[Dunaföldvár]], [[Szőny]] and [[Zsujta]] in Hungary, (1600–1000 BC)
* Large ceremonial swords or dirks from [[Oxborough Dirk|Oxborough]] and [[Beaune]], western Europe, (1450–1300 BC)
* Eight bronze shields including those from [[Moel Hebog shield|Moel Hebog]] and [[Rhos Rydd Shield|Rhyd-y-gors]], Wales and [[Athenry]], County Galway, Ireland, (12th–10th centuries BC)
* Gold hoards from [[Morvah]] and [[Towednack]] in Cornwall, [[Milton Keynes Hoard|Milton Keynes]] in Buckinghamshire and [[Mooghaun North Hoard|Mooghaun]] in Ireland, (1150–750 BC)
* Gold bowl with intricate [[repoussé]] decoration from [[Leer, Lower Saxony|Leer]], Lower Saxony, northern Germany, (1100–800 BC)
* [[Dunaverney flesh-hook]] found near Ballymoney, Northern Ireland and part of the [[Dowris Hoard]] from County Offaly, Ireland, (1050–900 BC & 900–600 BC)
* Late Bronze Age gold hoards from [[Abia de la Obispalía]] and [[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]], Spain and an intricate [[Sintra Collar|gold collar]] from Sintra, Portugal, (10th–8th centuries BC)
*[[Shropshire bulla]], gold pendant decorated with intricately carved geometric designs, (1000–750 BC)&nbsp;
* Part of a copper alloy [[lur]] from [[Årslev]] on the island of [[Funen]], Denmark, one of only about 40 extant and the [[Dunmanway]] Horn from County Cork, Ireland (900–750 BC)
* Gold bowl with embossed ornament and fluted wire [[handle]] from [[Angyalföld]], Budapest, Hungary, (800–600 BC)

'''Iron Age ({{circa|600 BC|1st century AD}})'''
* [[Basse Yutz Flagons]], a pair of bronze drinking vessels from Moselle, eastern France, (5th century BC)
* Morel collection of La Tène material from eastern France, including the [[Somme-Bionne]] chariot burial and the [[Prunay]] Vase, (450-300BC)
* Important finds from the [[River Thames]] including the [[Battersea Shield|Battersea]], Chertsey and [[Wandsworth Shield|Wandsworth]] shields and [[Waterloo Helmet]], as well as the [[Witham Shield]] from Lincolnshire, eastern England, (350–50 BC)
* Bronze [[scabbard]] with [[La Tène culture|La Tène]] engraved decoration, found at Lisnacrogher [[bog]], County Antrim, Northern Ireland, (300–200 BC)
* Pair of gold collars called the [[Orense Torcs]] from northwest Spain, (300–150 BC)
* [[Arras culture]] items from [[chariot burial]]s in the Lady's Barrow near [[Market Weighton]] and [[Wetwang Slack]], Yorkshire, (300 BC – 100 BC)
* Other gold neck collars including the [[Ipswich Hoard]] and the [[Sedgeford Torc]], England, (200–50 BC)
* [[Winchester Hoard]] of gold jewellery from southern England and the [[Great Torc from Snettisham]] in Norfolk, East Anglia, (100 BC)
* Eight out of about thirty extant intact [[Celtic art|Celtic]] bronze mirrors with [[La Tène culture|La Tène]] decoration including those from [[Aston, Hertfordshire|Aston]], [[Chettle]], [[Desborough]], [[Holcombe, Teignbridge|Holcombe]] and [[St Keverne]] in England, (100 BC – 100 AD)
* [[Cordoba Treasure|Cordoba]] and [[Arcillera]] Treasures, two silver Celtic hoards from Spain, (100–20 BC)
* [[Grave]] find of ornately decorated bronze [[bucket]] with human shaped handles, a pan, jug, three brooches and at least four pottery vessels from [[Aylesford]], Kent, (75 BC – 25 BC)
* [[Lindow Man]] found by accident in a peat bog in Cheshire, England, (1st century AD)
* [[Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications|Stanwick]] Hoard of horse and chariot fittings and the [[Meyrick Helmet]], northern England, (1st century AD)
* [[La Tène culture|La Tène]] silver hinged brooch from [[Székesfehérvár]], Hungary, (1–100 AD)
* [[Lochar Moss Torc]] and two pairs of massive bronze armlets from [[Muthill]] and [[Strathdon]], Scotland, (50–200 AD)

'''Romano-British (43 AD – 410 AD)'''
* Tombstone of Roman procurator [[Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus]] from London, (1st century)
* Ribbed glass bowl found in a grave at [[Radnage]], Buckinghamshire, (1st century)
* Large [[milestone]] marker with inscription from the reign of the emperor [[Hadrian]] from [[Llanfairfechan]], Gwynedd in North Wales, (120–121 AD)&nbsp;
* [[Ribchester Helmet|Ribchester]], [[Guisborough Helmet|Guisborough]] and [[Witcham]] helmets once worn by Roman cavalry in Britain, (1st–2nd centuries)
* Elaborate gold bracelets and ring found near [[Rhayader]], central Wales, (1st–2nd centuries)
* Hoard of gold jewellery found at [[Dolaucothi]] mine in [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales, (1st–2nd centuries)
* Bronze heads of the Roman emperors [[Hadrian]] and [[Nero]], found in London and Suffolk, (1st–2nd centuries)
* [[Vindolanda Tablets]], important historical documents found near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, (1st–2nd centuries)
* Head of [[Mercury (god)|Mercury]] from Roman-Celtic Temple at [[Uley]], Gloucestershire and limestone head from [[Towcester]], Northamptonshire (2nd–4th centuries)
* Wall-paintings and sculptures from the [[Lullingstone Roman villa|Roman Villa]] at Lullingstone, Kent, south east England, 1st–4th centuries)
* [[Capheaton Treasure|Capheaton]] and [[Backworth]] treasures, remnants of two important hoards from northern England, (2nd–3rd centuries)
* [[Milton Keynes hoards|Stony Stratford Hoard]] of copper headdresses, fibulae and silver votive plaques, central England, (3rd century)
* Square silver [[Platter (dishware)|dish]] from [[Mileham]] in Norfolk, (4th century)
* Gold jewellery deposited at the site of [[Newgrange]], Ireland, (4th century)
* [[Thetford Hoard]], late Roman jewellery from eastern England, (4th century)

'''Early Mediaeval ({{Circa|4th century AD|1000 AD}})'''
* One of five [[Generosity|Largitio]] silver dishes of the emperor [[Licinius]] found at [[Niš]], Serbia and a hexagonal gold coin-set pendant of [[Constantine the Great]], (Early 4th century AD)
*Two wooden ship [[Figurehead (object)|figureheads]] dredged from the [[River Scheldt]] at [[Moerzeke]] and [[Appels]], Belgium, (4th–6th centuries)
* Part of the [[Asyut Treasure|Asyut]], [[Domagnano Treasure|Domagnano]], [[Artres Treasure|Artres]], [[Sutri Treasure|Sutri]], [[Bergamo Treasure|Bergamo]] and [[Belluno Treasure|Belluno]] Treasures, (4th–7th centuries)
* [[Lycurgus Cup]], a unique figurative glass cage cup, and the Byzantine [[Archangel ivory]] panel, (4th–6th centuries)
* Three large [[Ogham]] stones from the Roofs More [[Ringfort|Rath]], County Cork, Ireland, (5th–7th centuries)
* The [[Sutton Hoo]] treasure, [[Taplow burial]] and [[Crundale, Kent|Crundale]] grave objects with some of the greatest finds from the early Middle Ages in Europe, England, (6th–7th centuries)
* One of the [[Burghead Fort|Burghead]] Bulls, [[Picts|Pictish]] stone relief from northeast Scotland, (7th–8th centuries)
* Three Viking hoards from Norway known as the [[Lilleberge Viking Burial]], [[Tromsø Burial]], and Villa Farm barrow burial (in [[Vestnes Municipality]]) plus the [[Borve, Barra|Ardvouray]], [[List of hoards in the Isle of Man#Viking hoards|Ballaquayle]], [[Cuerdale Hoard|Cuerdale]], [[Goldsborough, Harrogate|Goldsborough]] and [[Vale of York Hoard|Vale of York]] hoards from Britain, (7th–10th centuries)
* Irish reliquaries such as the [[Kells Crozier]], [[Bell Shrine of St. Cuileáin]] and [[Bell Shrine of Conall Cael|St Conall Cael's Shrine]] from [[Inishkeel]], (7th–11th centuries)
* Early Anglo Saxon [[Franks Casket]], a unique ivory container from northern England, (8th century)
* T-shaped [[Carolingian art|Carolingian]] antler container with carved geometric interlace and zigzag decoration, found near [[Grüneck Castle]], Ilanz, Switzerland, (8th–9th centuries)
* A number of luxurious penannular brooches such as the [[Londesborough Brooch]], [[Breadalbane Brooch]] and those from the [[Penrith Hoard]], British Isles, (8th–9th centuries)
* Three of the twenty extant Carolingian crystal [[Engraved gem|intaglios]] including the [[Lothair Crystal]], the [[Metz]] engraved gem with crucifixion and [[Saint-Denis Crystal]], central Europe, (9th century)
* Anglo-Saxon [[Fuller Brooch|Fuller]] and [[Strickland Brooch|Strickland]] Brooches with their complex, niello-inlaid design, England, (9th century)
* One of the [[Magdeburg Ivories]] from a set of 16 surviving [[ivory]] panels illustrating episodes of the [[Life of Jesus]], [[Magdeburg]], Germany, (968 AD)
* [[Seax of Beagnoth]], iron sword with long [[Anglo-Saxon runes|Anglo-Saxon Runic]] inscription, London, England, (10th century)

'''Mediaeval ({{circa|1000 AD|1500 AD}})'''
* A number of mediaeval ivory panels including the [[Borradaile Triptych|Borradaile]], [[Wernher Triptych|Wernher]] and [[John Grandisson Triptych|John Grandisson]] Triptychs, (10th–14th centuries)
* Several [[Olifant (instrument)|elephant ivory horns]] including the [[:es:Olifante de Borradaile|Borradaile Horn]], Clephane Horn and [[Savernake Horn]], (11th–12th centuries)
* The famous [[Lewis chessmen]] found in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, (12th century)
* [[Reliquary of St. Eustace]] from the treasury of Basel Munster, Switzerland and fragments of a rare [[Romanesque art|Romanesque]] crucifix from [[Church of All Hallows, South Cerney|South Cerney]], England, (12th century)
* Armenian stone-cross or [[Khachkar]] from the [[Noratus cemetery]] in Armenia, (1225 AD)
* Items from the tomb of [[Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor]] at [[Palermo Cathedral]], Sicily, including his [[mitre]], silk [[Pall (funeral)|pall]] and shoe, (late 12th century)
* The unique [[Warwick Castle]] [[Citole]], an early form of guitar, central England, (1280–1330)
* Set of 10 wooden door panels engraved with Christian scenes from the [[Hanging Church]] in [[Old Cairo]], Egypt, (1300)
* [[Asante Jug]], mysteriously found at the [[Ashanti Empire|Asante]] Court in the late 19th century, England, (1390–1400)
* [[Holy Thorn Reliquary]] bequeathed by Ferdinand de Rothschild as part of the [[Waddesdon Bequest]], Paris, France, (14th century)
* [[Dunstable Swan Jewel]], a gold and enamel brooch in the form of a swan, England, (14th century)
* A silver [[Canterbury Astrolabe Quadrant|astrolabe quadrant]] from Canterbury, southeastern England, (14th century)
* [[Chalcis]] treasure of jewellery, dress accessories and silver plate from the island of [[Euboea]], Greece, (14th–15th centuries)
* Magnificent cups made from precious metal such as the [[Royal Gold Cup]] and the [[Lacock Cup]], western Europe, (14th–15th centuries)
* Complete church altar set from [[Medina de Pomar]] near Burgos, Spain (1455 AD)

'''Renaissance to Modern ({{circa|1500 AD}} – present)'''
* Two luxurious silver brooches set with precious stones from [[Glen Lyon]] and [[Lochbuie, Mull|Lochbuie]], Scotland (early 16th century)
* Intricately decorated [[Ghisi Shield|parade shield]] made by [[Giorgio Ghisi]] from Mantua, Italy, (1554 AD)
* [[The Armada Service]], 26 silver dishes found in Devon, south west England, (late 16th to early 17th centuries)
* Early Renaissance ''Lyte Jewel'', presented to Thomas Lyte of [[Lytes Cary]], Somerset by [[James VI and I|King James I]] of England, (1610)
* [[Huguenot]] silver from the Peter Wilding bequest, England, (18th century)
* Pair of so-called ''Cleopatra Vases'' from the [[Chelsea porcelain factory]], London, England, (1763)
* Jaspar ware vase known as the ''Pegasus Vase'' made by [[Josiah Wedgwood]], England, (1786)
* Two of [[Charles Darwin]]'s [[Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle|chronometers]] used on the voyage of [[HMS Beagle]], (1795–1805)
* The Hull Grundy Gift of jewellery, Europe and North America, (19th century)
* Oak clock with mother-of-pearl engraving designed by [[Charles Rennie Mackintosh]], (1919)
* [[:de:Tee-Extraktkännchen MT 49|Silver tea-infuser MT 49]] designed by [[Marianne Brandt]] from the [[Bauhaus]] art school, Germany, (1924)
* The ''Rosetta Vase'', earthenware pottery vase designed by the contemporary British artist [[Grayson Perry]], (2011)

The many hoards of treasure include those of [[Esquiline Treasure|Esquiline]], [[Carthage Treasure|Carthage]], [[First Cyprus Treasure|First Cyprus]], [[Hockwold cum Wilton|Hockwold]], [[Hoxne Hoard|Hoxne]], [[Lampsacus Treasure|Lampsacus]], [[Mildenhall Treasure|Mildenhall]], [[Vale of York Hoard|Vale of York]] and [[Water Newton Treasure|Water Newton]], (4th–10th centuries AD)

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File:British Museum Olduvai handaxe.jpg|Room 2 – [[Handaxe]], [[Lower Palaeolithic]], [[Olduvai Gorge]], Tanzania, {{circa|1.2&nbsp;million years BC}}
File:Sleeping Reindeer 4512630872 d31dcb1207 o.jpg|Room 3 – [[Swimming Reindeer]] carving, France, {{circa|13,000 years BC}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://my.page-flip.co.uk/?userpath=00000013/00012513/00053413/&page=11|title=BM Reindeer|work=page-flip.co.uk|access-date=20 January 2021|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301030041/http://my.page-flip.co.uk/?userpath=00000013%2F00012513%2F00053413%2F&page=11|url-status=dead}}</ref>
File:Ain Sakhri Lovers - British Museum - Joy of Museums.jpg|Room 2 – [[Ain Sakhri lovers]], from the cave of [[Ain Sakhri]], near [[Bethlehem]], {{circa|9000 BC}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_prb/p/ain_sakhri_lovers_figurine.aspx|title=British Museum - Ain Sakhri lovers figurine|work=British Museum|access-date=22 July 2016|archive-date=21 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021025025/http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_prb/p/ain_sakhri_lovers_figurine.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
File:British Museum gold thing 501594 fh000035.jpg|Room 51 – [[Mold cape|Mold gold cape]], North Wales, Bronze Age, {{circa|1900}}–1600 BC
File:Wandsworth Shield.png|Room 50 – [[Wandsworth Shield]], Iron Age shield boss in La Tène style, England, 2nd century BC
File:IronAgeTorcBritishMuseum.JPG|Room 50 – Gold torc found in [[Needwood Forest]], central England, 75 BC
File:Roman emperor head.jpg|Room 49 - Bronze head of a Roman emperor, [[Claudius]] or [[Nero]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=figure {{!}} British Museum |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1965-1201-1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708040219/https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1965-1201-1 |archive-date=8 July 2024 |access-date=2025-03-10 |work=The British Museum |url-status=live }}</ref> from Rendham in Suffolk, eastern England, 1st century AD
File:Romano-British crown and diadem.jpg|Room 49 – Romano-British crown and diadem found in [[Hockwold cum Wilton]], England 1st century AD
File:Mosaic2 - plw.jpg|Room 49 – [[Hinton St Mary Mosaic]] with face of Christ in the centre, from Dorset, southern England, 4th century AD
File:Corbridge lanx.jpg|Room 49 – [[Corbridge Lanx]], silver tray depicting a shrine to Apollo, northern England, 4th century AD
File:British Museum Coleraine Hoard.jpg|Room 41 – Silver objects from the Roman [[Coleraine]] Hoard, Northern Ireland, 4th-5th centuries AD
File:Sutton Hoo helmet 2016.png|Room 41 – [[Sutton Hoo helmet]], Anglo-Saxon, England, early 7th century AD
File:Virgin and Child BM PE1978-05.02-3.jpg|Room 40 – Ivory statue of [[Virgin and Child]], who is crushing a dragon under her left foot from Paris, France, 1310-1330 AD
File:Chaucer Astrolabe BM 1909.6-17.1.jpg|Room 40 – Chaucer [[Astrolabe]], the oldest dated in Europe, 1326 AD
File:British Museum Royal Gold Cup.jpg|Room 40 – [[Royal Gold Cup]] or [[Saint Agnes Cup]], made in Paris, France, 1370–80 AD
File:Holy Thorn Reliquary front 2018 (cropped).JPG|Room 2a – [[Holy Thorn Reliquary]], made in Paris, {{circa|1390s AD}}
File:Ship Clock at British Museum.jpg|Room 38 – [[Mechanical Galleon]] clock, Augsburg, Germany, around 1585 AD
File:Carillon Clock with Automata, by Isaac Habrecht - British Museum.jpg|Room 38 – Carillon clock with automata by [[Isaac and Josias Habrecht|Isaac Habrecht]], Switzerland, 1589 AD
File:Inside the British Museum, London - DSC04228.JPG|Room 39 – Ornate clock made by [[Thomas Tompion]], England, 1690 AD
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