William Sterling

Head of one of the four horses of the moon goddess Selene from the northern end of the East Pediment of the Parthenon in Athens c. 420 BC, currently in the British Museum. One of the most popular of the so-called Elgin Marbles which Lord Elgin rescued from Athens in the early nineteenth century. The East Pediment showed the birth of Athena as she burst out of the head of her father, Zeus, and the reaction of those who were present. Although all the central figures are long gone at either end are depictions of the sun god Helios rising from the sea with his four horse chariot and the moon goddess Selene returning to the sea with hers showing that Athena was born at dawn. Image © Trustees of the British Museum

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Highlights of the British Museum

January 11, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Free

During lockdown every museum closed its doors but some tried to stay open virtually through online tours.  The Highlights tour of the British Museum has been going since 2013 and covers 15 objects in 90 minutes highlighting objects from all parts of the Museum’s collection from the Ancient World to the Modern and from all parts of the World; from Ancient Egypt to Easter Island, from Mexico to China.  It includes some of the Museum’s best known objects such as the Sutton Hoo ship Burial, the Lewis Chessmen, the Portland Vase, the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon Sculptures.

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Date:
January 11, 2022
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Organizer

Guildhall Library
Phone:
020 7332 1868
Website:
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/guildhall-library

Venue

Guildhall Library via Zoom
Aldermanbury
London, EC2V 7HH United Kingdom + Google Map

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