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An 8th century CE portrait of the 3rd-2nd century BCE Confucian scholar Fu Sheng by the famed Tang dynasty portrait painter and poet Wang Wei (699-759 CE). (Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Japan)

Built in in Ionic style around 77 CE, the Temple of Garni is the masterpiece of King Tiridates I of Armenia (r. 52-58, 62-88 CE). It remains a potent symbol of Armenia's deep historic ties to the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome.

A map indicating the extent of the Tang empire (618-907 CE) and its neighbouring states and tribes people.

A mid-9th century CE portrait of Chinese emperor Wuzong of Tang (r. 840-846 CE).

Silver denarius depicting Victory on one side and a Roman legionary standard topped with an eagle on the other. Minted in Massalia, 82 BCE.

A portrait of Chinese emperor Gaozu, founder of the Tang Dynasty, r. 618-626 CE.

Granite statue of Egyptian Queen Tuya. 19th Dynasty, during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II, 1279-1213 BCE. Ramses II dedicated the statue to his mother, Tuya. The statue was discovered in 1714 CE in the Vigna Verospi (Horti Sallustiani) in...

The marble statue depicts a man named Antinous and dates back to the Imperial Roman Period of Egypt late in the reign of Emperor Hadrian, about 131-138 CE. Hadrian actually founded and named a city, Antinopolis, after Antinous' death in 130...

Granite statue depicting Ptolemy II. The king commissioned the statue to be made during his own reign, about 285-246 BCE. Son of Ptolemy I Soter, Ptolemy II is known in his role as king of Ptolemaic Egypt. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

A green glazed vase with floral design, Jurchen Jin dynasty, 1115-1234 CE. (British Museum, London)