One of the largest museums in the world, with collections of Greek, Roman, British, Egyptian, Iranian, and Mesopotamian archaeology.
This museum was visited in 2005.
 BCHP 17 Judicial Chronicle (BM 47737), Upper Edge 34-35
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 Coin of Seleucus Nicator.
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 Coin of Agrippa
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 BCHP 13 Politai Chronicle (BM 46120), Obverse
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 Ephesus, temple of Artemis, Capital
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 Antiochus Cylinder (Drawing by Pinches)
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 BCHP 03 Diadochi Chronicle (BM 36313+34660), Obverse
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 Nimrud, Temple of Ninurta, Aššurnasirpal II
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 BCHP 18A Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35229), Top
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 BCHP 12 Seleucus III Chronicle (BM 35421), Obverse
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 Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids, Symposium scene
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 Germanicus returns with the recovered legionary standard (coin by his son Caligula)
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 Mask of a German
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 Ptolemy III Euergetes
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 Ephesus, Tomb of Marcus Calpurnius Rufus, Roman fasces
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 Rhodes, Relief of a soldier (archaizing)
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 BCHP 18A Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35229), Complete
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 Lincoln, Tombstone of Gaius Saufeius
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 Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Lachish Room: Senacherib
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 Harran, Relief of Nabonidus
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 Samaria ivories
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 Ptolemy IV Philopator
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 Chrysippus
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 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Relief of an amazonomachy
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 Ptolemy II Philadelphus wearing an elephant's scalp
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 BCHP 05: Antiochus and Sin Chronicle (RM 757), Obverse
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 Coin of Mazaeus with bull and lion
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 Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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 BCHP 18B Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189), Central part
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 Babylon, The East India House Inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II
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 Veii, Head of Aplu
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 A lion and an anchor on a Babylonian coin of Seleucus
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 Nineveh, Funerary mask, Parthian age
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 Chester, Antefix with the badge of XX Valeria Victrix, a boar
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 Diploma from Malpas (reverse)
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 Antiochus Cylinder
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 Antiochus Cylinder
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 Ur, Royal Tombs, Standard
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 BCHP 06 Ruin Esagila (BM32248), Obverse
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 Lucius Clodius Macer
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 BCHP 1: Alexander Chronicle, obverse
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 Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids, Relief of a satrap receiving visitors
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 Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Lachish relief (drawing)
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 Halicarnassus, Mosaic of the city goddess
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 Antisthenes
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 Antiochus Cylinder
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 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Relief of an amazonomachy: Achilles kills Penthesileia
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 Alexandria, Inscription of II Traiana Fortis
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 Bactrian imitation of an Athenian drachm
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 Tablet with limmu-names
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 Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids
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 BCHP 20 Euphrates Chronicle (BM 35031), Obverse
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 Portrait of Marcellus on a coin minted by one of his descendants
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 ABC 7 Nabonidus Chronicle, Obverse
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 BCHP 04 Alexander Arses (BM 36613)
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 Xanthus, Agora, Harpy tomb, Relief of the harpies and a warrior
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 Drawing of the seal of king Darius the Great
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 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Relief of an amazonomachy
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 Rome, Via Latina, Villa of Murena, Portrait of Aratus of Sicyon
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 Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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 Palmyra, Šadrafa
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 Actium, Prow from a ship, found near Actium
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 Alexander the Great
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 Tiberius
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 Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period (BM35603), reverse
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 Babylon, Brick of Nebuchadnezzar II
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 The seal of king Darius the Great
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 Coin of Caesar, showing a Gallic captive
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 BCHP 16 Document on land and tithes (BM 33020+330208), Reverse
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 Priene, Temple of Athena Polias, Inscription mentioning Julia, daughter of the emperor Titus
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 A mounted archer
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 Nimrud, Black obelisk of Šalmaneser III: tribute of king Jehu of Israel
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 Antiochus Cylinder
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 BCHP 18B Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189), Top left
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 BCHP 14 Greek Community (BM 33870), Obverse
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 Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Arsinoe II
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 Coin of King Herod the Great
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 The Flood Tablet
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 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, portrait of a man believed to be Maussolus
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 Tablet with a list of eclipses between 518 and 465, mentioning the death of king Xerxes
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 Halicarnassus, Mosaic of Phobos
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 Astronomical Diary mentioning the battle of Gaugamela
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 BCHP 09 End of Seleucus Chronicle (BM 32957), Reverse
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 BCHP 18B Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189), Lower edge
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 Rome, Baths of Caracalla, Toilet seat
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 Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids, Relief of soldiers
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 Artabanus II
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 Ram sphinx of Taharqo
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 Hesiod
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 Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, East Pediment, Horse of Selene
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 Coin of Tigranes II the Great of Armenia.
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 BCHP 11 Ptolemy III Chronicle (BM 34428), Obverse
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 Leiden-Matilo, Inscription by a unit of scouts, with a damnatio memoriae
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 Arsinoe II
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 BCHP 11 Ptolemy III Chronicle (BM 34428), Reverse
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 Priene, Portrait of Julius Caesar
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 Bust of Ulpia Marciana
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 Gaius Caesar
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 Idalion, Melqart
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 Cyrene, Temple of Aphrodite, Relief of the nymph killing a lion
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 Lepidus as triumvir
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 Nimrud, Relief of Tiglath-Pileser III
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 Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, Frieze, Peplos
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 ABC 4: The Late Nabopolassar Chronicle
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 Hermopolis, Obelisk of Nectanebo II
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 Alexandria, Relief of the Apotheosis of Homer, Middle tier, Muses
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 Arsaces I
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 Astronomical text mentioning the comet of Halley
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 Satala, Head of the goddess Anahita, shown as Aphrodite
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 BCHP 08 Juniper Garden Chronicle (BM 32266), Reverse
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 Cameo of Julia Domna as Luna
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 BCHP 05: Antiochus and Sin Chronicle (RM 757), Reverse
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 BCHP 01 Alexander Chronicle, reverse
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 Nimrud, Relief of the god Aššur
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 Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Lachish Room: Siege of Lachish
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 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Statues of a woman and believed to be Artemisia and Maussolus
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 Claudius
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 BCHP 18C Astronomical Diary concerning Bagayasha (BM 48888)
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 Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, West Pediment, Illisos
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 Susa, Inscription DSe
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 Kurkh, Stela of Šalmaneser III
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 BCHP 09 End of Seleucus Chronicle (BM 32235), Reverse
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 Coin of Philip
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 Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Lachish Room: Surrender
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 Hamadan, Achaemenid inscription A2Ha
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 Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period (BM35603), upper edge
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 Coin of Pontius Pilate
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 Crossing a river on a raft made of animal skins. Assyrian relief from Nineveh.
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 Ephesus, Coin with the Temple of Artemis
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 Aeschines
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 Macedonian cavalry attacking an Indian elephant
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 Priene, Temple of Athena Polias, "King Alexander dedicated this temple to Athena Polias"
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 BCHP 07 Antiochus, Bactria, and India Chronicle (BM 32398), Obverse
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 Alexandria, Relief of the Apotheosis of Homer
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 A Magian, worshipping at a fire altar (seal impression)
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 Constantius captures Londinium
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 BCHP 17 Judicial Chronicle (BM 47737), Reverse 19-33
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 Moresby, Dedication to Hadrian by XX Valeria Victrix
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 Eshmun/Asclepius on a coin of Lepcis
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 BCHP 15 Gold Theft (BM 32510), Obverse
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 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Lion
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 Vologases II
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 Ammisaduqa's Venus tablet
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 Ur, Royal Tombs, Ram in a Thicket
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 Sippar, Temple of Šamaš, Tablet of the Sun god
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 Lincoln, Tombstone of Valerius of II Adiutrix
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 Ipswich, Gold torques
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 Coin of Victorinus
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 BCHP 06 Ruin Esagila (BM32248), Reverse, fragment
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 Diploma from Malpas (obverse)
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 Dynastic Prophecy, Columns I and II
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 Arsinoe II
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 Sphinx of Taharqo
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 Roman helmet from the age of the Punic Wars
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 Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period (BM35603), obverse
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 Ptolemy IV Philopator
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 Julia Mamaea
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 BCHP 10 Seleucid Accessions (BM 32171), Reverse
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 Gyges Tablet
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 Alexandria, Relief of the Apotheosis of Homer, Lower tier
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 BCHP 19 Arsacid King (BM 34124), Obverse
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 Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar
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 BCHP 16 Document on land and tithes (BM 33020+330208), Obverse
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 Corinth, Monument for Octavian's victory at Actium
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 BCHP 06 Ruin Esagila (BM32248), Reverse
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 BCHP 18B Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189), Complete
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 BCHP 07 Antiochus, Bactria, and India Chronicle (BM 32310), Reverse
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 BCHP 15 Gold Theft (BM 32510), Reverse
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 Babylon, Figurine of Europa on a bull
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 Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, Frieze, Reclining Gods
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 Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Phoenician ship
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 Ephesus, Temple of Artemis, Column drum
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 Smyrna, Portrait of Cleopatra I Syra
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 Coin of Bar Kochba (with temple and Messianic star)
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 BCHP 09 End of Seleucus Chronicle (BM 32235), Obverse
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 BCHP 08 Juniper Garden Chronicle (BM 32266), Obverse
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 A Magian (Oxus Treasure)
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 Nimrud, Relief of a Mesopotamian chariot
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 Nimrud, Lion-shaped weight of three mina
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 Antiochus Cylinder
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 Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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 BCHP 05: Antiochus and Sin Chronicle (RM 757), Top, left
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 BCHP 18C Astronomical Diary concerning Bagayasha (BM 48888), Edge
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 Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Chaldaeans
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 Alexandria, Relief of the Apotheosis of Homer, Middle Tier, Polyhymnia
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 Nimrud, Temple of Nabu, Šamši-Adad V
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 BCHP 06 Ruin Esagila (BM32248), Reverse, fragment
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 Masjid-e Solaiman, Relief of Hermes
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 Coin of Gondophares
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 Persepolis, Palace of Artaxerxes, Relief of a sphinx
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 Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids, Relief of hoplites doing battle
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 Sippar, Babylonian world map
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 Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Doorknob (London)
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 A Babylonian almanac, mentioning future positions of the planets (British Museum)
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 The Sack of Tyre, as shown on the Balawat Gates (cast)
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 Theseus kills Skiron
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 ABC 9: Artaxerxes III Chronicle
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 Ptolemy I Soter
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 Syracuse, Etruscan helmet, dedicated by Hiero to the gods after the battle of Cumae
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 Myrina, Figurine of two chatting ladies (Demeter and Kore)
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 BCHP 06 Ruin Esagila (BM32248), Reverse, fragment
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 Coin of Antiochus III the Great
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 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Achaemenid vase with an inscription of king Xerxes
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 Marcus Aurelius
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 Hadrian's Wall, Relief with the emblems of II Augusta (Capricorn and Pegasus)
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 BCHP 2: Alexander and Arabia Chronicle (BM 41080), Obverse
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 BCHP 03 Diadochi Chronicle (BM 36313+34660), Reverse
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 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Capital
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 BCHP 19 Arsacid King (BM 34124), Reverse
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 Alexandria, Relief of the Apotheosis of Homer, Upper tier
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 Corinthian helmet
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 Berenice II
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 BCHP 10 Seleucid Accessions (BM 32171), Obverse
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 Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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 Xanthus, Payava's tomb
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 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Achaemenid vase, Egyptian inscription
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 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Relief of an amazonomachy
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 Ephesus, Dedication to M. Calpurnius Rufus
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 BCHP 18BA Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189 and BM35229)
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 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, portrait of a man believed to be Maussolus.
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 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Relief of an amazonomachy
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 ABC 7 Nabonidus Chronicle, Reverse
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 Ephesus, Bouleuterion, Letter from Antoninus Pius
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 Nimrud, Northwest Palace of Aššurnasirpal II, Lamassu
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 Antiochus Cylinder
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 BCHP 17 Judicial Chronicle (BM 47737), Obverse 1-15
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 Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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 Ephesus, Bouleuterion, Letter from Hadrian
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 Koptos, Dedication to Domitian, mentioning III Cyrenaica
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 Coin of Lucius Antonius
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 Carthage, Ivory sphinx, made in Phoenicia
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 Xanten, Pliny's bridle
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 Astronomical diary, referring to financial measures during the First Syrian War
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 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Horse of the quadriga (by Pythis)
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 Halicarnassus, Mosaic of a hunt
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 BCHP 18B Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189), Bottom
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 Assurbanipal
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 Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Lachish Room: Assyrian Camp
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 Saqqara, Sarcophagus of Nectanebo II
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 Nimrud, Black obelisk of Šalmaneser III: camels
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 The Synchronic Chronicle
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 Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period (BM35603), left edge
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 BCHP 17 Judicial Chronicle (BM 47737), Lower Edge 16-18
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 BCHP 13 Politai Chronicle (BM 46120), Upper edge
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 The Cyrus Cylinder
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 Phoenician ivory of Astarte
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 Homer
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 Nimrud, Northwest Palace of Aššurnasirpal II, Vulture
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 Xanthus, Payava's tomb, Relief
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 Alexandria, Relief of the Apotheosis of Homer, Lower tier, Homer crowned by Ptolemy IV Philopator and Arsinoe III
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 BCHP 18B Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189), Top
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 Epicurus
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 Dynastic Prophecy, Columns VI and V
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 ABC 5: Chronicle Concerning the Early Years of Nebuchadnezzar II ("Jerusalem Chronicle")
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 BCHP 12 Seleucus III Chronicle (BM 35421), Reverse
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 Nineveh, Cup
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 Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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 BCHP 20 Euphrates Chronicle (BM 35031), Reverse
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 Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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 Antiochus Cylinder
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 Lepcis Magna, Coin with the Temple of Shadrapa
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 BCHP 18A Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35229), Bottom
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 Pericles
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 II Adiutrix' pegasus on a coin of Gallienus
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