A one-of-a-kind solid gold letter studded with two dozen rubies is the star exhibit in a new blockbuster British Museum exhibition exploring the “complex” history of Myanmar.
The unique treasure sent by the Burmese King Alaungpaya to George II in 1756 survived only because the British monarch ignored it — causing a diplomatic incident in the process — and had it sent to his personal library where it lay forgotten for many years.
