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The mid-4th century BCE theatre at Metapontum, Magna Graecia, southern Italy.

The Doric Temple of Hera at Metapontum, Magna Graecia, southern Italy. 570-530 BCE. Originally, the temple had 8x17 columns.

An Ionic capital from a temple of unknown dedication at Metapontum, Magna Graecia, southern Italy. 480-470 BCE.

The Doric Temple of Hera, near Metapontum, southern Italy. 6th century BCE. Originally with 6x12 columns and part of a wider sanctuary to Hera, the Palatine Tables.

Silver stater coin of Tarentum (modern Taranto), a Greek colony in southern Italy founded by Sparta. Taras riding a dolphin. 5th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum of Altamura, Italy)

The cuneiform text on the center of this unopened envelop narrates a loan of silver to a husband and wife. The envelop is marked by rings and cylinder seals used by the diverse community at the city of Kultepe. There are 3 scenes; Babylonian...

The most magnificent Tang era grotto at Longmen Grottoes, Henan Province, China. 675 CE.

The Guyang Cave, oldest grotto at Longmen Grottoes, Henan province, China. 493 CE.

Early Northern Wei style grotto at Longmen Grottoes, Henan Province, China. c. 500 CE.

Exemplary Tang carving at Longmen Grottoes, Henan Province, China. c. 700 CE