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The interior of the Tower of the Winds, also called Horologion of Androkinos, showing the central section of the floor of the monument. The holes were used for mounting the hydraulic mechanism which was installed inside the clocktower. The...

China, Ming dynasty (1468-1644) Copper alloy. Seated on a lotus of 1,000 petals that emit 100,000 buddhas. Stanford Museum

Seated Buddha. A bronze figure of the Buddha showing the Dharmachakra mudra. Danesar Khera, India, 6th century CE. British Museum, London.

This map shows all major civilizations of East Asia at the beginning of the 3rd century CE. Italicized texts indicate nomadic bands or tribal societies.

This map shows all major civilizations of East Asia at the beginning of 4th century CE. Italicized texts indicate nomadic bands or tribal societies.

This map depicts the boundaries of all major civilizations in East Asia at the beginning of the Three Kingdoms Period of China, with italics indicating nomadic bands and other tribal societies. Following the collapse of Han Dynasty in 220...

Mixcoatl, the Mesoamerican god of hunting and the Milky Way. Here he is depicted in familiar guise with red and white striped face paint, black mask, and a bundle of arrows. Codex Borgia, pre-Columbian. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

An hourglass.

Bust of Queen Sobeknefru, 12th Dynasty, Egypt. Louvre, Paris

Tonatiuh, the Aztec god of the 5th and last sun. From the Codex Borgia. (Vatican Museum Rome)