The Treasures of the British Museum
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The Treasures of the British Museum is a book by Neil MacGregor that explores and interprets key objects from the British Museum’s collection to illuminate world history and culture.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Treasures of the British Museum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5786296 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Treasures of the British Museum Context triple: [Neil MacGregor, notableWork, The Treasures of the British Museum]
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A.
King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb
"King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb" is an illustrated book that showcases and interprets the artifacts and burial goods from the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.
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B.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
A History of the World in 100 Objects is a popular history book and BBC radio series that tells the story of human civilization through one hundred artifacts from the British Museum’s collection.
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C.
Shrine of the Book
The Shrine of the Book is a wing of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem that houses and displays the Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient biblical manuscripts.
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D.
The Golden King: The World of Tutankhamun
The Golden King: The World of Tutankhamun is a book that explores the life, death, and treasures of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, drawing on modern archaeological research and discoveries.
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E.
Eminent Victorians
Eminent Victorians is a groundbreaking 1918 biographical work by Lytton Strachey that satirically reassessed prominent 19th-century British figures and helped revolutionize modern biography.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Treasures of the British Museum Target entity description: The Treasures of the British Museum is a book by Neil MacGregor that explores and interprets key objects from the British Museum’s collection to illuminate world history and culture.
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A.
King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb
"King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb" is an illustrated book that showcases and interprets the artifacts and burial goods from the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.
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B.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
A History of the World in 100 Objects is a popular history book and BBC radio series that tells the story of human civilization through one hundred artifacts from the British Museum’s collection.
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C.
Shrine of the Book
The Shrine of the Book is a wing of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem that houses and displays the Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient biblical manuscripts.
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D.
The Golden King: The World of Tutankhamun
The Golden King: The World of Tutankhamun is a book that explores the life, death, and treasures of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, drawing on modern archaeological research and discoveries.
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E.
Eminent Victorians
Eminent Victorians is a groundbreaking 1918 biographical work by Lytton Strachey that satirically reassessed prominent 19th-century British figures and helped revolutionize modern biography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
illuminate world history through objects
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interpret key objects from the British Museum ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
BBC
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British Museum Press ⓘ |
| author | Neil MacGregor ⓘ |
| basedOn |
British Museum collection
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linked to:
British Museum
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
archaeological finds
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artifacts from different cultures ⓘ historical objects ⓘ |
| explores |
connections between objects and historical events
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cultural significance of artifacts ⓘ |
| focusesOn | objects from the British Museum collection ⓘ |
| format | illustrated book ⓘ |
| genre |
art
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history ⓘ |
| hasContributor | British Museum ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations |
color plates
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photographs of museum objects ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
curatorial
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historical ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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museum visitors ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryClassification | art and museum studies ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | using museum objects to tell global history ⓘ |
| placeCoverage | multiple world regions ⓘ |
| publisher | BBC Books ⓘ |
| relatedWork | A History of the World in 100 Objects ⓘ |
| setting |
British Museum in London
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linked to:
British Museum
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| subject |
British Museum
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art history ⓘ material culture ⓘ museum collections ⓘ world history ⓘ |
| timeCoverage | multiple historical periods ⓘ |
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Subject: The Treasures of the British Museum Description of subject: The Treasures of the British Museum is a book by Neil MacGregor that explores and interprets key objects from the British Museum’s collection to illuminate world history and culture.
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