Heritage of the Desert | Artwork | Celf ar y Cyd

This site uses cookies to improve your experience. View our Cookie Policy

Preferences

Essential

These cookies are absolutely essential for our website to function properly.

Accept

Cookies that measure website use

We use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on user needs.

Accept

Cookies that help with communications and marketing

These cookies may be set by third party websites and do things like measure how you view YouTube videos.

Accept

Back Previous Artwork Next Artwork

Heritage of the Desert

MORRIS, Cedric

We have a duty of care to all our audiences. This website draws on legacy collections data. We recognise that some of this information may be outdated or discriminatory and we're currently working to review our records. If you have any questions or comments on an artwork, please contact us.

Copyright statement provided by Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Details

Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 29291

Creation/Production

MORRIS, Cedric

1889-1982

Role: Artist

Period: 1925

Measurements

h(cm) frame:66.5

h(cm)

w(cm) frame:77.8

w(cm)

Depth (cm): 4.5

Height (cm): 54

Width (cm): 65

Location

In store

More

Tags

Share

More like this

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

We’re working on releasing this image.

Leger at work, Paris, 1950

Felix H., Man

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

Trees

JOHN, Gwen

By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

Celyn Fach Farm, Roath Park

BROAD, Sidney Moseley

By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

Trees

JOHN, Gwen

By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

Christmas Card, 1956

McBEAN, Angus

© Angus Mcbean/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

COLLINS, Cecil

© Cecil Collins/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

Trees

JOHN, Gwen

By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

As well as being

BURNS, Brendan Stuart

© Brendan Stuart Burns/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

Group of Figures

JOHN, Augustus

© Estate of Augustus John. All Rights Reserved 2025/Bridgeman Images/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

TURNER, Joseph Mallord William (manner of)

By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

Trees

JOHN, Gwen

By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

LUXFORD, Elizabeth

By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

EDWARDS, Sydenham T.

By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

Dunraven Castle

PIKE, Joseph

© Joseph Pike/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

The Picnic. Extremadura, Spain

GRUYAERT Harry

© DACS 2025/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

The Aberfan disaster was a catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil in the Welsh village of Aberfan

HURN David

© David Hurn / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

We’re working on releasing this image.

Italian Cafés in South Wales

WILSON, Mo

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

Prince of Wales Investiture 1969

National Museum of Wales

By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

<p>Gameboard, rectangular shape based on Royal Game of Ur. </p> <p>The original object was excavated from the Royal Cemetery in Ur in Iraq in c.1928 by Sir Leonard Woolley and is now held in the British Museum – Registration number 1928,1009.37. It was produced around 2600BC-2400BC. While there are interpretations there is still no clear way to play the game.</p> <p>In 2025 silversmith Will Romeril recreated the gameboard with 20 squares containing designs and information relating to facts and statistics found in government reports, service provider and economic data websites. Reflecting that the infrastructure of modern Britain is a game we don’t know how to play. Suitably titled: Royal Game of Urm...?</p> <p>Both the artefact in the British Museum and this artwork contains 18 pieces - 1 gameboard, 3 tetrahedral dice, and 14 player tokens.</p>

ROMERIL, William

© Will Romeril/Penelope and Oliver Makower(1974)Trust/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum

Drapery of Purity for St. George mosaic

POYNTER, Sir Edward

By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales