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This medieval monastery, which is accessible by the world's longest non-stop double-track cable car and is located in Armenia’s southeastern province of Syunik Province, was the locus of Armenian culture from the 13th-15th centuries CE. Once...

Khor Virap Monastery is located on the Ararat plain in what's present-day Armenia, and it is situated very close to the Armenian-Turkish border. Constructed from the 5th-17th century CE, Khor Virap is celebrated in Armenia as the site where...

Armenian flag at the medieval Amberd Fortress, Armenia. Dating from the 7th century CE, Amberd is an Armenia fortress complex located on the slopes of Mt. Aragats in the province of Aragatsotn. "Amberd" translates from Armenian as "fortress...

This exceptional mosaic likely comes from the floor of a house or public building. It reflects the Late Romand and Early Byzantine taste for intricate and colorful designs. It dates from c. 325-350 CE and is made of limestone tesserae. The...

The half-palmettes on this column capital made from marble are ultimately derived from ancient Assyrian models. Stylization transforms its more recent Hellenistic predecessors. This specimen dates from the late 7th-early 8th century CE. (Aga...

This a picture of the head of a statue of a bodhisattva, which was made in Henan Province of sandstone and gilt during the Sui Dynasty (581-618 CE). (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto)

At roughly 22 cm (9 in) in length and containing 22 Chinese characters, this tiger bone was made in the third year of Emperor Dixin (fl. c. 1152 BCE) of the Shang Dynasty (c.1600-1046 BCE). (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto)

Until about the 2nd century BCE, Chinese tombs featured chambers made of heavy wooden logs. Thereafter, tombs were made of stone and brick. This stone-made example from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) makes clear that the tombs of the wealthy...

Four tubes are connected to the upper and lower portions of these ancient Roman glass bottles. The tubes were created by carefully cutting and bending the body of a free-blown glass bottle. Like similar piece from Trier, the Cologne bottle...

A dedication is incised on the rim of this Roman beaker made of glass: "MERVEIFA VIVAS TVIS." (Translation from Latin: "Merueifa, may you live among your own.") Beneath the inscription are naked, winged boys harvesting grapes, watched by...