Images

A 13th century CE painting on silk of a Jurchen falconer, of the Jin state, 1115-1234 CE. (British Museum, London)

Wall painting from the Tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c. 1350 BCE. The British Museum, London.

This ancient column capital of two bulls is made of sandstone, and it once graced a fine edifice in Kavtiskhevi, Georgia. It dates from the 3rd century BCE. (Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi)

This unique specimen of Colchian goldsmithery is one of the earliest examples of making patterns in sheet gold by cutting out portions of metal (opus interrasile). This artifact was found at the Vani archaeological site, burial no. 24, in...

This gold necklace likely belonged to a member of the royal family of Kartli. It dates from the 2nd to 3rd centuries BCE and was recovered from a burial in Armaztsikhe, Georgia. (Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi)

The pagoda of the Tianning Temple, Beijing. Constructed during the Khitan Liao dynasty (907-1125 CE).

A painting showing Khitan tribesmen hunting with eagles. 9-10th century CE.

A map indicating the territory controlled by the Liao dynasty (Khitans), 907-1125 CE.

This Christian antefix made of clay was once in Akhiza Church in Artanuji (Ardanuchi), Turkey. It dates from the 5th-6th centuries. (Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi)

This fragment was rediscovered in Davati village, located in eastern Georgia, in 1980. It was originally made in the 6th century CE from limestone. The standing figure of the Virgin Mary represents a unique iconographic type of the Virgin...