• Thumbnail for Jade terrapin from Allahabad
    The Jade terrapin from Allahabad is a large sculpture of a terrapin carved from a single piece of jade. Dating from the early 17th century, when most...
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    Dürer's Rhinoceros (category Use dmy dates from November 2022)
    of Italy. Another live rhinoceros was not seen again until Abada arrived from India to the court of Sebastian of Portugal in 1577. Dürer's woodcut is not...
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    British Museum Department of Asia (category Use dmy dates from August 2015)
    collection are a ceramic lamp from the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, the unique Jade Terrapin from Allahabad, a Mughal work of art from northern India, and a...
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  • Thumbnail for Blau Monuments
    The Blau Monuments are a pair of inscribed stone objects from Mesopotamia now in the British Museum. They are commonly thought to be a form of ancient...
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  • East India Company (beginning the Company rule). 1803 The 17th century Jade Terrapin was found at the bottom of a well during engineering excavations. It...
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  • Thumbnail for David Vases
    The David Vases are a pair of blue-and-white temple vases from the Yuan dynasty. The vases have been described as the "best-known porcelain vases in the...
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  • Thumbnail for History of Prayagraj
    found in Allahabad is a large jade terrapin, now in the British Museum's collection. In 1630–31, a man named Abdal near dense forests of Allahabad rebelled...
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    Rhind Mathematical Papyrus (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    an older transcription favoured by historians of mathematics), from a now-lost text from the reign of king Amenemhat III (12th dynasty). Written in the...
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  • Museum (TV series) (category Use dmy dates from February 2022)
    narrated by Ian McMillan and first broadcast on BBC Two on Thursdays at 7.30pm from 10 May 2007. It is in 10 half-hour parts. There is an accompanying hardback...
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  • Thumbnail for Farnese Diadumenos
    Farnese Diadumenos (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
    image inscription Hephthalite silver bowl Huixian Bronze Hu Jade terrapin from Allahabad Kakiemon elephants Kang Hou gui Kanishka casket Klang Bell Kulu...
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