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: The Threshold of the Modern World (1375 - 1550 AD)

Series 1, episode 15

Neil MacGregor introduces five items representing the great empires of the world on the threshold of the modern era. Featuring the seal of Ottamon sultan Suleiman I, a Ming dynasty banknote, an Incan gold llama, a jade dragon cup from central Asia and a woodcut of a rhinoceros by Albrecht Duerer

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Neil MacGregor