The upper level of the museum’s southeast corner is dedicated to ancient and medieval Europe, including most of the museum’s British artefacts. Room 50 contains the preserved body of Lindow Man, an Iron Age Celt apparently sacrificed in a gruesome ritual. The centerpiece of room 41 is treasure excavated from the Sutton Hoo Burial Ship; the magnificent inlaid helmet is the most famous example of Anglo-Saxon craftsmanship. Next door, Room 42 is home to the enigmatic Lewis Chessmen, an 800-year-old Scandinavian chess set mysteriously abandoned on Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. Also in this part of the museum are the frankly dull Clock Gallery (Room 44) and Money Gallery (Room 68).
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