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Stone Spheres
Stone Spheres, Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Basalt Lion of Babylon (Statue)
The Lion of Babylon (أسد بابل), a stone sculpture found in the ancient city of Babylon, modern-day Iraq in 1876. It may have been built by either Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE) or the Hittites (notice the absence of "eagle's wings"). Photograph...
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Shari-den, Engakuji, Kamakura
The Shari-den building of the Buddhist monastery site Engakuji, Kamakura, Japan. Established c. 1283 CE, the building is the only survivor from the Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE) and is thought to house a tooth of the Buddha brought from...
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Battle of Cynossema
Battle of Cynossema, 411 BCE. Athenian fleet in blue, Spartan navy in red.
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Reconstruction of the Heuneburg Hillfort
A reconstruction of the late Iron Age hillfort in Heuneburg, Germany. Heuneburg was first fortified in the 16th Century BCE, but was abandoned in the Late Bronze Age. Heuneburg was again fortified in the 6th Century BCE with a mud brick wall...
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Reconstruction of the Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave
A reconstruction of an Iron Age grave from Hochdorf an der Enz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. This burial mound is associated with the Hallstatt Culture, and the man interred is believed to have been a Celtic "prince" or chieftain. The grave...
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Golden Shoes of Hochdorf
A pair of thin, embossed gold coverings, which decorated the shoes of the chieftain buried at Hochdorf around 530 BCE. Bern Historical Museum, Switzerland. The burial mound at Hochdorf is associated with the Hallstatt Culture and is located...
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Gundestrup Cauldron
The Gundestrup Cauldron was discovered in a bog in Jutland, Denmark. However, the cauldron includes elements and iconography which derive from Celtic, Thracian, and Asian cultures. The piece is the subject of various interpretations and was...
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Image of the Peacock Angel
Drawing of the Peacock Angel, one of the most important figures in Yazidism. The Peacock Angel is God's representative on Earth and is responsible for revealing divine secrets to the Yazidis every 1,000 years. Yazidi tradition states that...
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Tomb of Sheikh Adi in Lalish, Iraq
A 2005 CE photograph of the Yazidi tomb and shrine of Sheikh 'Adi ibn Musafir (c. 1070 - 1162 CE) in the village of Lalish, Northern Iraq. Sheikh 'Adi is considered by Yazidis to be the founder of Yazidism and a manifestation of God. The...
