In pictures: A History of the World in 100 Objects exhibit on Saadiyat Island

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  'Statue of Mithras' made of marble, 100 - 200 CE Rome, Italy. Mona Al-Marzooqi/ The National

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  'Credit Card', plastic, 2009 CE, United Arab Emirates. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Hawiian Basketry Helmet', 1700 - 1790 CE, Hawaiian Islands. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Lunula', gold, 2400 - 2000 BCE, Ireland. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Seated Buddha from Gandhara', stone, 100 - 300 CE, Gandhara, Pakistan. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Counterfeit Football Shirt', Acrylic, 2010 CE. Made in Indonesia. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Flood Tablet', clay, 700 - 600 BCE, Iraq. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Olmec Stone Mask', greenstone, 500 - 300 BCE, Mexico. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Jade Bi', painted wood, about 1200 BCE, with 1790 CE inscription, China. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Chinese Zhou Ritual Vessel', bronze, 1050 - 771 BCE, China. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Assyrian Relief' gypsum, 700 - 695 BCE, Nineveh, Iraq. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'The Royal Game of Ur', wood, lapis lazali, red limestone, shell. About 2600 - 2400 BCE, Iraq. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Fiel dos Santos' Mother', metal and plastic, 2011 CE, Mozambique. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Iznik Dish with Floral Desgins', stonepaste, underglaze painted in white ground, about 1570 - 1580 CE, Iznik, Ottoman Turkey. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'War Shields', wood, metal, plastic, and paint, 1990 - 2000 CE, Papua New Guinea. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Mask from Sierra Leone', wood with a modern raffia fringe, late 1880s CE, Sierra Leone. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Safavid Tiles', glazed ceramic, 1550 - 1650 CE, Isfahan, Iran. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

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  'Cast of Maori Club', brass, 1772 CE. Made in London, England. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

In collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, the British Museum has compiled an exhibition called A History of the World in 100 Objects.