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Neil MacGregor continues his series on the expression of shared beliefs in communities around the world and across time, and focuses on offerings.
High in the Andes in Colombia, the indigenous Muisca population consigned highly-wrought gold figurines to the waters of Lake Guatavita.
Records of the treasures stored in the Parthenon, Athens, dating from around 400BC, reveal numerous gifts for the goddess Athena - gifts with a double role. The Parthenon was also a kind of central bank, capable of operating as a lender of last resort, creating an intimate connection between the temple of a goddess and the finance of the state.
Producer Paul Kobrak
Produced in partnership with the British Museum
By BBC Radio 44.8
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Neil MacGregor continues his series on the expression of shared beliefs in communities around the world and across time, and focuses on offerings.
High in the Andes in Colombia, the indigenous Muisca population consigned highly-wrought gold figurines to the waters of Lake Guatavita.
Records of the treasures stored in the Parthenon, Athens, dating from around 400BC, reveal numerous gifts for the goddess Athena - gifts with a double role. The Parthenon was also a kind of central bank, capable of operating as a lender of last resort, creating an intimate connection between the temple of a goddess and the finance of the state.
Producer Paul Kobrak
Produced in partnership with the British Museum

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