That’s the thing about the BM, nothing in it is British.
‘Thats the thing about the BM, nothing in it is British.’
The British museum contains interesting things from the parts of the world Britain has owned, invaded or ruled, so it gives plenty of scope, but it does have huge numbers of British items as well:
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/explore/highlights/highlights_search_results.aspx?RelatedId=9123
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/explore/highlights/highlights_search_results.aspx?RelatedId=10027
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/explore/highlights/highlights_search_results.aspx?RelatedId=10027
Well, I thought this piece in the British Museum one of the most impressive that I have seen anywhere, and it is certainly from Britain (the Snettisham find):
The British...
Thieves if the World
You want to see the beard of the Sphinx, the Partheonon, go to the British Museum. etc etc etc