Images

Surya (sun) in his chariot as depicted in Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal. The temple is an Early Chalukyan (543 CE – 753 CE) creation and is built by Queen Loka Mahadevi.

Hara Gauri in Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal built during Early Chalukyan era (543 CE – 753 CE).

Neo-Assyrian lexical list of names of stones on a clay tablet.

Late Babylonian lexical list of personal names on a clay tablet.

Marble portraits of Alexander the Great and a youth, perhaps Hephaestion, Alexander's closest companion, c. 325-320 BCE. One of the earliest surviving portraits of Alexander. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, on loan from the J. Paul...

Portrait of Alexander the Great made during his reign by his court sculptor, Lysippos. Highly influential on portraits of subsequent Hellenistic kings. Currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

The Roman forum of Philippi, Macedon. In the background are the remains of the large Basilica B, c. 550 CE.

The theatre of Philippi, Macedon, built during the reign of Philip II in the 4th century BCE.

Chennakesava Temple in Belur. A stellar example of Hoysala Architecture (1026 CE – 1343 CE).

Bas relief of Garuda on the top of a door in Chennakesava Temple in Belur. It was built during the reign of the Hoysalas (1026 CE – 1343 CE).