Images

A marble sculpture depicting a Roman Praetorian Guard. 2nd century CE, from a monumental arch honouring Trajan. (Pergamon Museum, Berlin)

A modern sculpture by Shinnya Nakamura depicting Cunda and his 15 friends, the boy who gave the Buddha his last meal. (Image used by permission of Shinnyo-en, Tachikawa, Japan)

A Neolithic/Bronze Age dolmen at Gochang, Korea.

A Neolithic/Bronze Age dolmen at Gochang, Korea.

A map showing the political geography of Korea during the Later Three Kingdoms period (889-935 CE).

A mural from the tomb of Li Xian depicting Korean ambassadors visiting the court of Tang China. 706 CE.

A ceramic oil lamp from the Silla kingdom of ancient Korea. 5-6th century CE. (National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA)

A ceramic funerary urn from the Unified Silla kingdom of ancient Korea. The decoration is typical of the period and was achieved using stamps. 8th century CE. (Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, D.C)

A stoneware bowl stand from the Silla kingdom of ancient Korea, often called kobae. They were used to store foodstuffs and the lid could be inverted and serve as an extra dish. 5th to 7th century CE. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

The junk ship Bedar Burong Bahri (1980 CE) built on a design used for centuries in East Asian sailing vessels.