Michael Ridley is an

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and orientalist. In 1955 he was present at the opening of the

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tomb at

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in China. He has written many books and has spent time as curator at the Rochdale Museum in

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, the Museum of Archaeology at

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, and served as director of the

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in Dorchester; as of 2008, he was keeper of Oriental Art and Archaeology at the Russell-Cotes Museum in Bournemouth. He is a Fellow of the

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, the

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, and the

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Works

* ''The Art of World Religions — Buddhism'', Blandford Press, Dorset, 1978, * ''Oriental Antiques in Color'', Arco Publishing, 1978 * ''Style, Motif and Design in Chinese Art'', Blandford Press, 1977 * ''Treasures from China'', The Dolphin Press, 1973 * ''The Megalithic Art of the Maltese Islands'', The Dolphin Press, Christchurch, 1972Reviews of ''The Megalithic Art of the Maltese Islands'': * * * * ''Far Eastern Antiquities'', Gifford, London, 1972 * ''Oriental Art of India, Nepal and Tibet for Pleasure and Investment'', Gifford, London, 1970

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