On May 13 2015 a pack of legal treasure hunters led by Amanda Perry-Kessaris, Lisa Dickson and Sophie Vigneron travelled from Kent Law School to the British Museum. Read all about it below, on our webpage and on Twitter.
Part A Briefing in the Great Court
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| What is a museum for? Who decides want is #legaltreasure? Who gets to keep it? |
Part B Six objects, 4000+ years
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| 1 Rule by hope Throne of Weapons Mozambique 2001 CE |
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| 2 Spreading the legal word Pillar of Ashoka India 239 BCE |
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| 3 Harmony Bronze Bell China 500-400 BCE |
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| 4 Econo-socio-legal nexus Standard of Ur Iraq 2600 BCE |
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| 5 Rule by power Sutton Hoo Sceptre UK 600 CE |
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| 6 Subversion Suffragette defaced coin UK 1903 CE |
Part C Students introduce their chosen objects
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 Eva: silver and gold chalices highlight importance of church to state during 1250 reign of Henry III |
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| Jodie: judgment scenes from heaven and hell |
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| Jodie identifies all the usual components of the trial (judge jury stenographer executioner ombudsman justicia) in Egypt 1275 BCE |
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| Book of the Dead of Hunefer |
Part D Sketching objects and recreating them in fimo clay
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| Silver denarius of Cleopatra VII & Mark Antony |
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| A section of the Parthenon |
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| Anti-slavery campaign sugar bowl |
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Amanda Perry-Kessaris 
