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The Shingon Buddhist temple precinct of Danjo Garan, Mount Koya, Japan. First built in 816 CE, the structure was destroyed by fire but rebuilt in 1937 CE.

A letter to the dead, addressed to the 'excellent spirit, the Count, Overseer of the Army'. First Intermediate Period of Egypt British Museum

A 16th century CE statue by Giovanni Bologna depicting the biblical figure Samson slaying an enemy Philistine in battle as described in the Book of Judges. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

Egyptian votive tunic, possibly from Deir-el-Bahari, Thebes, probably 19th Dynasty, c. 1275 BCE. The British Museum, London. Photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia. Often described as a child's tunic because of its small...

Funerary stela of the child Merysekhmet. Mid-18th Dynasty, c. 1400-1350 BCE. The British Museum, London. Photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia. This stela was made for a boy named Merysekhmet who appears to have died...

Egyptian calcite vessel in the form of a pregnant woman. Its handle represents a child holding the woman's hair. 18th Dynasty, about 1479-1352 BCE. Found in Tomb 949, Abydos, Egypt. The British Museum, (photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum...

Limestone relief carving of a woman and a child, found in El-Amarna, Egypt, late 18th Dynasty, c. 1350-1330 BCE. The British Museum, London. Photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia. This relief might have a sculptor's...

Child's sandals from Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom of Egypt, c. 1550-1069 BCE. The British Museum, London. Photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Sandals are often found in tombs. They are usually made of woven reeds or wood, but...

The Ordination Hall (Kaidan-in) of the Buddhist Enryakuji temple complex, Mt. Hiei, Japan. The site was founded by the monk Saicho in the early 9th century CE but all the buildings are later reconstructions.

The Bell Tower of the Buddhist Enryakuji temple complex, Mt. Hiei, Japan. The site was founded by the monk Saicho in the early 9th century CE but all the buildings are later reconstructions.