This first picture is a Nordic chessboards, you cant really see in the pictures, but there's cool little details, like the rooks (in this ones they're guys holding shields), are biting their shields, and the queens are holding their heads in despair. Fun.
The second pic is a tiny tiny (like 3cm long) gold chariot...very cool.
I dont know why this last picture came up sideways, cos its the right way round in iphoto... but anyway, this is a picture from the Irwin yoga section.

And that's it.

Here's some assorted ancient egyptian dead people.

This clock here operates by a ball-bearing rolling down a tilting plate, then when it gets to the end the plate tilts the other way, and off it goes again. Suprisingly mesmerising to watch.
The second pic is the first happy buddha i've ever seen, which seemed photo worthy.
The last one didnt have a plaque explaining what it was. I just assumed it was from the first recorded greek naked orchestra - percussion section.

That leopard thing is made out of tusks, and all the little black spots are spent shells from weapons used in African wars. That's recycling for ya.
The gold egg thing (there's a specific name for it which i cant remember) was sooooo detailed, really amazing to look at. Hard to see in a photo.
The eagle i just put in cos it looks freaky.

So now we have the outside of the museum, and an example of the ever popular pet piercing. I'm hoping it will make a comeback.
And finally, a statue from easter island. scary.

And this is a statue of Ramses, made from black granite. That's all I have to say about that.

Daytime of the night at the museum

So today I went to the british museum - cos its free and time consuming, but WOAH its also awesome. Here's a brief selection of my favourite pics...

This first one is the rosetta stone...really cool to look at, the engravings are way smaller and more detailed than i had imagined. Although to be honest, i hadnt often imagined the rosetta stone.