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This broken figure of glazed terracotta is one of many old sculptures made of fired clay found since the 1970s around the modern city of Djenné in Mali. It dates from perhaps the 1300-1600s CE. Artists modeled the figures free-handed. They...

This terracotta head was made by an artist from the Inland Niger Delta Region of Mali. It dates from perhaps the 1300-1600s CE. (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto)

The prehistoric and ancient settlement of Agarak in what is presently Armenia flourished from the early Bronze Age through the Middle Ages.

Agarak is an important archaeological site located in Armenia. It dates from the early Bronze Age, and excavations at the site have revealed large quantities of ceramic fragments and statuettes.

The ruins of this ancient structure located at the Agarak archaeological site in Armenia date from the early Bronze Age.

Excavations at Agarak in what is presently the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia reveal the outlines of streets and floor plans. In this picture, one can see the outline of a structure, which dates to the early Bronze Ages.

Agarak is a large archaeological site in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The site contains some of the oldest large man-made structures carved into stone, which date from the early Bronze Age.

An example of the calligraphy of Cai Xiang, an 11th century CE Chinese calligrapher. (National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan)

These indentations in stone found at the Agarak archaeological site were likely used for rituals involving wine and "holy water." They come in a variety of sizes and shapes. The ancients of Agarak believed these rites involving the use of...

A portion of copied calligraphy originally by the famed Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi (c. 303 - c. 365 CE). Tang dynasty period.