Scottish geology. The building was a 1999 Stirling Prize nominee. Collections The galleries in the newer building present Scottish history in an essentially chronological arrangement, beginning at the lowest level with prehistory to the early medieval period, with later periods on the higher levels. The Victorian building, as reopened in 2011, contains four zones (each with numerous galleries), covering natural history, world cultures (including galleries on the South Pacific, East Asia, and Ancient Egypt), European art and design, and science & technology. The Grand Gallery contains a variety of large objects from the collections, with a display called the "Window on the World" rising through four storeys, or about , containing over 800 objects reflecting the breadth of the collections. Beyond the Grand Gallery at ground level is the "Discoveries" gallery, with objects connected to "remarkable Scots ... in the fields of invention, exploration and adventure". Notable artifacts include: Assyrian relief of King Ashurnasirpal II and a court official Monymusk Reliquary St Ninian's Isle Treasure 11 of the Lewis chessmen. (The rest are owned by the British Museum) Celtic brooches, including the Hunterston Brooch Torrs Pony-cap and Horns Pictish stones, such as the Hilton of Cadboll Stone, Woodwrae Stone, and Monifieth Sculptured Stones The Cramond Lioness, Newstead Helmet and other items from the Roman frontier The Lunnasting stone Whitecleuch Chain Migdale Hoard Bute mazer Sculptures by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, housing prehistoric jewellery A Union Flag and Scottish Flag raised by the Hanoverians and Jacobites respectively at the Battle of Culloden The Maiden, an early form of guillotine The stuffed remains of Dolly the sheep Paintings by Margaret MacDonald Sculptures by Andy Goldsworthy, inspired by the work of Scottish geologist James Hutton Ballachulish figure The Galloway Hoard The Darien chest, used to store money and documents as part of the Darien scheme Gallery References External links History of the National Museum of Scotland Review of the building by Hugh Pearman National Museums of Scotland 1866 establishments in Scotland 1998 establishments in Scotland Infrastructure completed in 1866 Infrastructure completed in 1998 Museums established in 1866 Museums established in 1998 Museums in Edinburgh Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh Listed museum buildings in Scotland Scotland, Museum of Old Town, Edinburgh Science museums in Scotland Technology museums in the United Kingdom Industry museums in Scotland Natural history museums in Scotland Decorative arts museums in Scotland History museums in Scotland Museums of Ancient Near East