{"id":1140,"date":"2014-12-16T08:39:50","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T08:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1140"},"modified":"2014-12-16T08:39:50","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T08:39:50","slug":"a-shell-with-a-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1140","title":{"rendered":"A shell with a head!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net\/hphotos-ak-xfp1\/v\/t1.0-9\/10858104_579271552205566_5485520378366083341_n.jpg?oh=fe62667c7bc9200c83ccde724c185e8c&amp;oe=55446B32&amp;__gda__=1425731259_86e4cbe2f1403972684180f18a1b07bf\" alt=\"A shell with a head\" width=\"400\" height=\"324\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A shell with a head &#8211; quiz question 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Did you guess which museum it\u2019s in?<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\">It&#8217;s the British Museum.<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This Tridacna shell is carved with a human head\u00a0and served as a container for cosmetics.<\/p>\n<p>More information can be found on the British Museum Website at<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"British Museum Collection\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/research\/collection_online\/collection_object_details.aspx?assetId=24749&amp;objectId=400519&amp;partId=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/research\/collection_online\/collection_object_details.aspx?assetId=24749&amp;objectId=400519&amp;partId=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"treasure hunts and scavengerhunts in london\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scavengerhunts.london\/treasurehunts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#dd7a05;\">Treasure Hunts in London <\/span><\/a>fully managed treasure hunts throughout Greater London are a fun way to explore the Capital and discover it\u2019s arts, heritage and culture as well as a chance to meet new people and solve puzzles.<\/p>\n<p>Like us at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Treasure-Hunts-in-London\/165749760224416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#dd7a05;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Treasure-Hunts-in-London\/165749760224416<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Did you guess which museum it\u2019s in? 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