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Tomb of Saint Hripsime in Armenia
This is the tomb of Saint Hripsime at the Saint Hripsime Church in Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat), Armenia. According to Armenian traditions, Saint Hripsime (d. c. 290 CE) was one of the first Christian martyrs in Armenia. She was of Roman origin...

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Saint Hripsime Church Façade
Built in 618 CE, the Saint Hripsime Church is one of the oldest churches in what is present-day Etchmiadzin, Armenia. In 2000, the church became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Hripsime Church is characterized by a domed tetraconch (enclosed...

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Tang Three-colour Glaze Jar
A storage jar with the three-colour glaze typical of ceramics made during China's Tang dynasty. 8th century CE. (British Museum, London)

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On a Mountain Path in Spring (Detail)
A detail of Chinese artist Ma Yuan's "On a Mountain Path in Spring". 1190-1225 CE. Ink and colour on silk. (National Museum, Taipei, Taiwan).

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Shang Dynasty Bronze Zun
A bronze vessel (zun) with the form of a double-ram. Shang Dynasty, 1200-1050 BCE, China. (British Museum, London)

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Emperor Constantine
A statue of the Roman Emperor "Constantine the Great" who reigned from approximately 306 to 337 CE.

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Prehistoric Zorats Karer
Zorats Karer in present-day Armenia is a prehistoric site, teeming with burials and standing stones (or "menhirs"). In total, there are 223 stones on the site.

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Aetia by Callimachus
A 2nd-century CE papyrus of Callimachus' Aetia.
B.P. Grenfell & A.S. Hunt, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri: Part XI. (London: The Egypt Exploration Society, 1915), plate IV

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Buddhist Sculptures, Longmen Caves
Two figures carved from the rock face at the Longmen Caves, Fengxian temple near Luoyang, China. Dating to 675 CE the 17.4 metre high figures represent a Buddhist Heavenly King and demon guardian figure.

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The Emperor Ming Huang Travelling in Shu
One of the most famous of all Chinese landscape paintings, 'The Emperor Ming Huang Travelling in Shu'. Painted silk, a later copy of a Tang dynasty original of the 8th century CE. (Palace Museum, Taipei)