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Herdsman milking a goat: An old bearded shepherd is milking his goat and a boy is holding a milk jug. This scene reflects pastoral life. Period: Early Byzantine, circa 6th. century CE. Place: Constantinople, (Modern Istanbul, Turkey). Great...

Mother and the dog: A mother is breastfeeding her baby. The scene is a representation of Isis with her child Horus. A dog on the left of the woman is looking at her with its raised head. Period: Early Byzantine, circa 6th. century CE. Place...

The Sushruta Samhita (Sushruta's Compendium) is considered the oldest text in the world on plastic surgery and is highly regarded as one of the Great Trilogy of Ayurvedic Medicine. This copy is located in the Los Angeles County Museum of...

The Monkey as a Bird-Catcher: The monkey under a date tree is holding a long stick in his hands and trying to catch birds. He has a wooden cage on his back with a bird on it. Monkeys are known to have been used in some chores. Period: Early...

The tigriss-griffin: This tigriss (female) Griffin has two horns and wings and a wild look on its face. Crimson drops of blood come out of its mouth. Period: Early Byzantine, circa 6th. century C.E. Place: Constantinople, (Modern Istanbul...

The okapi-headed leopard-griffin, Byzantine Mosaic, Period: Early Byzantine, circa 6th. century CE. Place: Constantinople, (Modern Istanbul, Turkey). Great Palace Mosaic Museum, Istanbul, Turkey. The Great Palace Mosaic Museum was inaugurated...

Statue of Sushruta, "Father of Plastic Surgery" in Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar.

The Garden of Eden by Thomas Cole. 19th century CE. (Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, USA)

The Garden of Eden by Jan Brueghel de Oude & Peter Paul Rubens. Early 17th century CE. (The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague, Netherlands)

A map of the Byzantine Empire, c. 867 CE.