Founded in 1753, The British Museum was the first national, public museum in the world. Housing over 8 million pieces of timeless artifacts, The British Museum attracts over 6 million visitors a year. Objects range from the earliest tools made by humans and treasures from the ancient world, to more recent acquisitions from Africa, Oceania, the Americas, Middle East, Asia and Europe.
Rosetta Stone
Date: 196BC
Museum number: EA24
The Dying Lion
Date: 645BC-640BC
Museum number: 1992,0404.1
The Great Wave
Date: 1831
Museum number: 1906,1220,0.533
The Lewis Chessmen
Date: 1150-1175
Museum number: 1831,1101.88
The Townley Discobolus
Date: 2ndC
Museum number: 1805,0703.43
The Game of Ur
Date: 2600BC
Museum number: 120834
