CONTENT 
PART EIGHT 
lncient Pleasures. Modern Spice 
AD 1-30 
36. Warren Cup 
37. North American Otter Pipe 
38. Ceremonial Ballgame Belt 
39. Admonitions Scroll 
40. Hoxne Pepper Pot 
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PART NINE 
I'he Rise of World Faiths 
AD 1CC=0CC 
41. Seated Buddha from Gandhara 
42. Gold Coins of Kumaragupta | 
43. Plate showing Shapur II 
44. Hinton St Mary Mosaic 
45. Arabian Bronze Hand 
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PART TEN 
[he Silk Road and Beyond 
AD 3CC=8cc 
46. Gold Coins of Abd al-Malik 
47. Sutton Hoo Helmet 
48. Moche Warrior Pot 
49. Korean Roof Tile 
so. Silk Princess Painting 
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PART ELEVEN 
Inside the Palace: Secrets at Court 
AD 700—000 
5 1. Maya Relief of Royal 
Blood-letting 
52. Harem Wall-painting Fragments 
53. Lothair Crystal 
54. Statue of Tara 
55. Chinese Tang Tomb Figures 
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