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Jewish Bread-Stamp from Sardis
In the Late Roman Period, the Jewish faith was expressed through symbols of personal items in much the same way as for Christianity. The Jewish "Menorah" is depicted on this bread-stamp. The stamp bears the name of "Leontios", which perhaps...

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Ewer from the Esquiline Treasure
This vessel was used for serving drinks at high status dinners. Typically, item like this was inscribed with good wishes for their users. The inscription around the body of the ewer reads "Pelegrina use to good fortune" in Latin. Part of...

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Roman Decorative Glass Medallion
This glass disc came from the base of a drinking vessel, which may have been made as a wedding gift. Many such discs have been found in the catacombs of Rome, suggesting that when one of a married couple died, the vessel's decorative base...

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Didarganj Yakshini
Life-sized, monolithic, polished sandstone sculpture of a female figure, identified as a yakshini, from the Mauryan period, now housed at the Patna Museum, India.
Didarganj, Bihar, India, 3rd century BCE

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Barabar Caves Interior
The rock-cut caves at Barabar were built by the Mauryan kings Ashoka and his successors by hollowing out the hillside. These caves were used by Buddhist monks as retreats. The insides of the caves are so highly polished as to gleam like mirrors...

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Silla Gold Earrings, National Treasure 90
Silla gold earrings from the Couple's Tomb at Bomun-dong, 6th century CE. Height 8.7 cm. National Treasure No. 90. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea)

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Gold Silla Crown Ornament
A wing-like ornament, probably to be worn with a gold Silla crown. The wings are decorated with over 400 small gold spangles. From the Cheonmachong or 'Heavenly Horse Tomb', Gyeongju. 6th century CE. National Treasure No. 618. (Gyeongju National...

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Gold Silla Cap
A gold Silla crown cap from Cheonmaching (the 'Heavenly Horse Tomb'), Gyeongju, Korea. It is made from four gold plates bent and riveted together. 6th century CE. National Treasure No. 189. (Gyeongju National Museum, South Korea)

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Silla Gold Earrings
A pair of gold earrings from the Silla kingdom of ancient Korea, 5th-6th century CE. (British Museum, London)

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Silla Gold Crown
A gold crown of the Silla kingdom, Korea. From the Auspicious Phoenix Tomb, Geumseong (Gyeongju), 5-6th century CE. The crown is made of sheet-gold and decorated with granulation and crescent-shaped jade pendants. The tree-like upright parts...