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Jomon tools
Group of polished stone tools from the Jomon Period.
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Jomon cup
Earthenware cup decorated with cord-markings from the Late Jomon Period.
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Jomon pottery
Deep pot (32 cm high) with impressed decoration from the Middle Jomon Period.
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Roof of Kailasa Temple, Ellora
The mandapa (hallway) roof and three-storey vimana tower with its octagonal dome of the Kailasa temple at Ellora, central India. The 32 metre high temple was dedicated to Shiva and was built in the 8-9th centuries CE.
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Kailasa Temple, Ellora
The rock-cut Hindu temple the Kailasa of Ellora, central India. The 32 metre high temple was dedicated to Shiva and was built in the 8-9th centuries CE.
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Oracle Bone
Shang Dynasty oracle bone from China.
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Oracle bone
Chinese oracle bone dating from the Shang Dynasty.
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Ancient Generals
Top left: Athenian statesman Pericles (495–429 BCE). Top right: Athenian statesman and general Alcibiades (c. 451-403 BCE). Bottom left: Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BCE). Bottom right:Roman general Scipio Africanus the Elder, 236-183 BCE...
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Chinese woodblock print
Woodblock print in the shangtu xiawen format (illustration above, text below) from the 9th century CE, Tang Dynasty. The top part shows the seated Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, flanked by two inscribed cartouches. The bottom part contains a...
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Emperor Xuanzong
Emperor Xuanzong (r. 712-756 CE) of the Tang Dynasty.
