The British Museum
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Central Courtyard at the British Museum |

There are simpler an astounding number of treasures in that museum. Many people have mentioned to me the grandeur of the British Museum, nearly always with the punctuation of terms like "pillage" or "theft" or the sardonic "borrowed." Be that as it may, in a very real sense the British hold these items in a kind of forced trust, many of these artifacts only exist today because they were removed from their homelands. One need only look at what is happening in Timbuktu today to see what might have become of them. That the museum is free to all (donations accepted) underscores the point.
Words simply will not do to describe the myriad wonders to be found at the BM. Only a patient, careful first-hand consideration of the many ancient (or just very old) treasures would do, but here are some pictures that will have to suffice for our purposes. Since we only have so much space here, our theme will be "The Faces of the British Museum."
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