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Figure of a Mongol, Yuan Dynasty
A detail of a burnished earthenware figurine of a Mongol. Yuan Dynasty, 14th century CE. H. 11 7/16 in. (29 cm); W. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); D. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm). (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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Buddhist Stele from Wei Dynasty China
The portative stele depicts scenes from the life of Buddha. It was made from white marble in northern China during the Northern Wei dynasty (386-524 CE). A date marker on this stele indicates that it was created during the first year of the...

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Faience Drinking Cup from the 18th Dynasty
This is a faience (bluish-green) drinking cup. The cup's exterior surface was elaborated with incised decoration representing lotus flower petals. From Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1543-1292 BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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Goryeo Dynasty Bodhisattva
Gilt bronze bodhisattva seated on a lotus leaf. Goryeo Dynasty, 13th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

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Ming Dynasty Porcelain
Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644 CE) porcelain on display at the Jim Thompson House Museum in Bangkok, Thailand. Date of porcelain is unknown. This photo was taken in July 2019 CE.

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Tang Dynasty Standing Buddha
Marble standing Buddha with pigments. 70 cm (height). Tang Dynasty, 600s-700s CE. Excavated from Liquan Monestery at Liquan County, Xianyang, 1987 CE. From the Xi'an Museum. (Photo taken at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Australia)

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Tang Dynasty Earthenware Camel
Tang Dynasty camel, 650s-700s CE. Earthenware with pigment. 53 CM (Height)
(Xi'an Museum. Photographed at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Australia)

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Tang Dynasty Mounted Archer
A pottery figurine depicting a mounted archer carrying a bow case. Tang Dynasty, 618-906 CE. (British Museum, London)

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Celadon Ewer, Goryeo Dynasty
A celadon gourd-shaped ewer deocrated with lotus petals. 13th century CE, Goryeo Dynasty, Korea. (Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea)

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Imperial Coat of Arms of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty
Coat of arms of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty, whilst they ruled as Holy Roman Emperors (1135-1268 CE).