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Ancient India review – snakes, shrines and sexual desire power a passionate show
British Museum, LondonA lovable elephant deity and a floating serpent goddess are just two of the highlights i…
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Your chance to stare down a god: inside the British Museum’s mesmerising look at Indian religions
A show full of deities, snakes and shrines puts three ancient faiths in the spotlight. Our writer seeks out it…
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Silk Road leads from Uzbekistan to London for landmark exhibition
British Museum will host treasures from Samarkand in a bid to dispel cliches of camels, spices and bazaarsA mo…
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Viral series about Chinese teapot escaping from British Museum to become film
Series with 370m views echoes Chinese state media calls for return of cultural relicsA viral series on the Chi…
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The Guardian view on American-Chinese relations: looking beyond governments | Editorial
Deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing imperil contact between citizens, but also make it more…
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‘Inevitable’ India’s jewels taken by British empire will be returned, says author
Narendra Modi is preparing a campaign to reclaim items in UK museums and held by the royal family, such as the…
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British Museum to repatriate ancient tiles smuggled into UK in a suitcase
Ancient artefacts from Samarkand will go on display in London before being returnedThe British Museum is to he…
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British Museum to repatriate ancient tiles smuggled into UK in a suitcase
Ancient artefacts from Samarkand will go on display in London before being returnedThe British Museum is to he…
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The art of tantra: is there more to it than marathon sex and massages?
The west reduced tantra to a quest for sexual liberation and wellness. But a new show charts its darker depths…
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Sex please, we’re the British Museum: Tantra exhibition to open
Curator assures the public that stereotype-busting show will not include Sting or Kama SutraForget “no sex ple…
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British Museum to return looted Afghan artefacts found at Heathrow
Buddhist heads likely removed by Taliban will go on display before being sent to KabulFourth-century Buddhist …