After living in London for decades, the author finally visited the British Museum, driven by personal resolve rather than political sentiment regarding its artifacts. Starting in room 41, which presents a history of Europe via countless historic pots and urns, the experience becomes overwhelming. The sheer number of similar artifacts led to a sense of 'pot blindness', as the uniqueness of each piece faded into monotony. In contrast, younger visitors appeared more engaged, capturing selfies, while the author reflected on their own disconnection from the exhibits.
Before long, I was suffering from what I can only describe as pot blindness. I mean, one ancient urn from antiquity is mind-boggling; a thousand of them makes each individual one that bit less interesting.
This room tells the story of Europe from AD300. Which was amazing and all that, except it was a story told mainly through the medium of pots.
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