A History of the World in 100 Objects is a History Documentary programme.

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A History of the World in 100 Objects: Inside the Palace: Secrets at Court (AD 700 - 800)

Series 1, episode 11

Neil MacGregor introduces five items providing an insight into the private lives of eminent people. Featuring a Mayan relief of blood-letting, fragments of a harem wall-painting, the Lothair Crystal, a statue of the Buddhist goddess Tara from Sri Lanka and 12 figures discovered in the tomb of Tang Dynasty general Liu Tingxun

Cast (unconfirmed)

Neil MacGregor