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The "Lioness of Baena" was made of limestone in the 5th century BCE by ancient Iberian people. It was found at Minguillar Hill (Baena, Córdoba), Spain. In a menacing pose with open jaws, this lioness may have been a protective element on...

This incomplete funerary stela with an inscription in the Celtiberian language and Western Celtiberian script comes from Coruña de Conde (Peñalba de Castro), Burgos in Spain. The inscription transcribes as "Kaabaarinos," in nominative masculine...

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

Bronze arrowheads from Shang dynasty China. 1200-1050 BCE. (British Museum, London)

Screenshot from the game Numantia.

3D map from the game Numantia.

This is a chased sheet made of bronze with human figures. It is from Iran (Luristan), and it dates from the 8th-7th century BCE. (Museum Rietberg, Zürich)

This is a fragment from a Buddhist temple in Afghanistan. It dates from between 100-500 CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

This ancient Egyptian plaque dates from the 13th-12th century BCE. It is made of silver and other metals. (Collection of Jude and Michael Steinhardt, New York)

This ancient Egyptian plaque dates from the 13th-12th century BCE, and it is made of silver and other metals. (Collection of Jude and Michael Steinhardt, New York)