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Tabular from Thyatira
This tablet (tabular) dates to the 2nd century BCE and the ancient city of Thyatira. Thyatira was once a Lydian city, on the border of Lydia and Mysia, but at times was under the control of the Persians, and then the generals...
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Chinese Jade mask
A Chinese miniature jade mask. 2nd millennium BCE. Height: 4 cm. (British Museum, London)
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Chinese Jade Cormorant
A Chinese jade plaque of a cormorant and fish. 1100-900 BCE. Height: 4 cm. (British Museum, London)
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Chinese Cong
A Chinese cong of jade, a ritual object commonly found in tombs but of unknown function. Unknown date but probably Neolithic. Height: 12.9 cm. (British Museum, London)
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Zhou Dynasty Jade Dragon
A Chinese jade dragon. Zhou Dynasty, 5th-4th century BCE. Height: 9 cm.
The British Museum, London.
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Ryujin
A 19th-century illustration of Ryujin, the dragon king and sea god of Japanese mythology. Here he is chasing the princess Tamatori.
National Museum, Warsaw.
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Sarsen Stones, West Kennet Long Barrow
Outside of West Kennet Long Barrow, Wiltshire, U.K., showing the sarsen stones of the forecourt/facade. 3,500-2,700 BCE.
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Stoney Littleton Long Barrow
The entrance of long barrow at Stoney Littleton, Somerset, U.K. 3,500-2,700 BCE.
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West Kennet Long Barrow
Entrance and forecourt/facade of West Kennet Long Barrow, Wiltshire, U.K. 3,500-2,700 BCE.
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Sea Routes from Ancient Japan to China
A map illustrating possible sea routes used for political and cultural embassies from ancient Japan to Tang Dynasty China.
