Images (p. 1420)

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Jomon pottery

Deep pot (32 cm high) with impressed decoration from the Middle Jomon Period.

Image by Jean-Pierre DalbÃ©ra

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.

Image by Jean-Pierre DalbÃ©ra

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.

Image by The Trustees of the British Museum

Oracle Bone

Shang Dynasty oracle bone from China.

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Oracle bone

Chinese oracle bone dating from the Shang Dynasty.

Image by Mark Cartwright

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.

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Empress Wu Zetian

Empress Wu Zetian (r. 683-704 CE) of the Tang Dynasty. Image taken from An 18th-century album of portraits of 86 emperors of China, with Chinese historical notes. Originally published/produced in China, 18th century. (British Library, Shelfmark...