Images

A terracotta Haniwa figurine. Gunma Province, Japan, 6th century CE. Such figures were placed either atop or alongside burial mounds. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A terracotta cup decorated with spirals. Jomon Period, 1000-400 BCE, Japan. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A terracotta Dogu figurine, Tokoshinai, Japan. Late Jomon period, 2000-1000 BCE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A terracotta roof tile in the form of a mask, Unified Silla kingdom (668-935 CE), Korea. 8th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

Gilt bronze bodhisattva seated on a lotus leaf. Goryeo Dynasty, 13th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

Sandstone sculpture of Shiva from Thap Banh It. Binh Dinh province, Vietnam. 11th-12th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A map indicating the location and extent of the Antonine Wall (140s CE) and Hadrian's Wall (122 CE).

Structure 8 of the Barnhouse Settlement, a Neolithic village located in Antaness, Orkney, Scotland, which was inhabited between c. 3300 and 2600 BCE.

The remains of House 3 of the Barnhouse Settlement, a Neolithic village located in Antaness, Orkney, Scotland, which was inhabited between c. 3300 and 2600 BCE.

The gladius hispaniensis or Spanish short sword which originated in Iberia but was famously adopted by the Roman army. (Re-enactment display of Roman Army Tactics Scarborough Castle, UK)