An Age of Luxury: Ancient Treasures from the British Museum

Why We Recommend it

This special exhibition features 210 precious objects from the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East, crafted between 900-300 BC.

 

 

Description

Entitled An Age of Luxury: the Assyrians to Alexander, this exhibition zooms in on the luxurious lifestyle of ancient civilisations.

On show are gems, metalwork, jewellery, stone-wall reliefs and ivory items on loan from the British Museum, tracing the history from the Assyrian empire to the time of Alexander the Great.

[Image: Flask for perfumed oil; Takht-i Kuwad, Tajikistan
, 500 – 400 B.C.
, Gold, British Museum
© The Trustees of the British Museum]

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Details

When: 9 May 2018 - 3 Sep 2018 Where: Hong Kong Museum of History – 100 Chatham Rd S – Tsim Sha Tsui East