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A 7th century CE silk scroll with a portrait of Chinese emperor Yangdi (aka Yang) of the Sui dynasty. R. 604-618 CE. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA)

The Small Aten Temple, built during the reign of Akhenaten (1353-1336 BCE), is still visible today due to reconstruction efforts following the in situ ancient gypsum building plan. Amarna, Egypt. Photo by Kyera Giannini (2009).

The Territory of China's Sui Dynasty (589-618 CE).

A depiction from the tomb of the vizier Rekhmire showing him and his mother receiving offerings. Rekhmire served under the pharaohs Thutmose III (1458-1425 BCE) and his son Amenhotep II (1425-1400 BCE). (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York...

A statue of Egyptian Vizier Hemiunu (c. 2570 BCE) who is credited as the architect of the Great Pyramid at Giza. From his tomb at Giza. (Roemer and Pelizaeusmuseum, Hildesheim, Germany)

A portrait of Chinese Emperor Wen of Wei (507-551 CE). 7th century CE Scroll of Thirteen Emperors. (Boston Museum of Fine Arts, USA)

Three marble fountain heads from Pompeii. 1st century CE. In private gardens, fountains were an ostentatious display of the owner's wealth. His or her taste was shown in the choice of fountain head, such as these three: a theatre mask...

Bust of a wealthy woman from the Eastern Roman Empire She wears earrings and her hair fashionably dressed. 193-235 CE. The Museum of Ancient Cultures, Macquarie University, Sydney, (photo taken at the National Maritime Museum, Sydney)

Marble fountain from Baiae. 1st century CE. A nereid (sea spirit) rides a pistrix (shark) - (the water would have originally flown from its mouth). Found in the sea off the spa resort of Baiae on the Bay of Naples, it is most likely from...

Alabaster bas-relief detail showing the head of an Apkalllu, a protective spirit. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel at Door C (number 2), Room S, the North-West Palace at Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)