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世界文明瑰宝：大英博物馆藏珍展

2007年9月14日至12月2日
专题展览厅（1）及当代香港艺术展览厅（二楼）

康乐及文化事务署及大英博物馆托管会联合主办
香港艺术馆及大英博物馆联合筹划
英国驻香港总领事馆及英国文化协会鼎力支持
冠军科技集团有限公司、怡和集团、英国保诚集团、
渣打银行(香港)有限公司及太古股份有限公司协力赞助
庆祝香港特别行政区成立十周年

这次展览作品约共270件，包括雕塑、绘画、珠宝、玻璃、金器、银器、铜器、石器、木器和陶瓷器等艺术作品与历史文物，皆选自1753年创馆的大英博物馆。该批文物来自欧洲、亚洲、大洋洲、美洲和非洲等五大洲，涵盖古埃及、罗马、希腊、中东、印度及日本的文明瑰宝。精选作品有埃及的“不幸的木乃伊”木盖板(约公元前945年，第22王朝早期)、13世纪的埃及镶银黄铜星盘、公元2世纪罗马时期的酒神戴奥尼索斯大理石像、从公元前2600 - 2400年乌尔皇室陵墓发现的“皇后的竖琴”以及发现于苏格兰的海象牙西洋棋(公元1150 - 1200年)棋子等。

Treasures of the World’s Cultures from the British Museum
14 Sep - 2 Dec 2007
Special Exhibition Gallery (1) & Contemporary Hong Kong Art Gallery (2/F)

Jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Trustees of the British Museum
Jointly organized by the Hong Kong Museum of Art and The British Museum
Supported by the British Consulate-General, Hong Kong, and the British Council
Sponsored by Champion Technology Holdings Limited, Jardine Matheson Group, Prudential Corporation Asia, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and Swire Pacific Limited
Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR

Featuring about 270 artifacts including sculptures, paintings, jewellery, porcelain and stone artifacts that have been collected from five continents of the world by the British Museum since it was founded in 1753, this exhibition covers a vast span of time from 2 million years ago to the present day. Diverse cultures including ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece, as well as artistic styles of European, African, American and Asian art are explored. Highlight items include an Egyptian wooden mummy-board “The Unlucky Mummy” of the early 22nd dynasty, about 945 BC, a 13th century Egyptian brass “Astrolabe” with silver inlay, a marble Roman statue of Dionysos of 2nd century, a “Queen’s lyre” from about 2600-2400 BC found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, and a walrus ivory chess-piece made in about 1150-1200 and found in Scotland.