Images

A bronze portrait of a woman, Roman, 1st century CE, Emporiae. (Archaeological Museum, Empuries, Spain)

A section of the remaining walls of the castra praetoria, the camp in Rome for the Praetorian Guard from 23 CE.

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)