Photos From The British Museum

The British Museum, which is why this

is in a post entitled "Photos from

the British Museum."

This is the Rosetta Stone of hieroglyphic

writing, which makes it the OG of

Rosetta Stones.

King Ramesses II

I took a limited number of

pics in the Egypt section, as

the Egypt blog has a lot more.

Hoa Hakananai'a, a maoi

from Easter Island that was,

you guessed it, stolen by

the crew of a British ship.

One of the Assyrian panels, this one

showing a warrior and the horse

he rode in on.

The king on the lion hunt.

Those behind him with a

spear are fighting off lions

attacking from the rear.

A lion -- with arrows sticking out of him.

Click on the photo to enlarge for clarity.

This lion is on his last legs.

A hunting dog wants in on the action.

Carrying one of the dead lions.

A frieze in the Parthenon Galleries.

This horse head ended up in

some movie producer's bed.

Look at the incredible

depiction of movement.

The centaur and human battle it out.

Frieze!  At the top of the British Museum.