Images

Poseidon and Amphitrite in the bridal carriage, drawn by two Tritons playing music, on the 'Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus' or 'Statue Base of Marcus Antonius', relief frieze of a monumental statue group base, 2nd half of the 2nd century BCE...

An illustration of the procession of Indian princes at the Delhi durbar of 1877, held to commemorate Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901) being proclaimed Empress of India.

A stained glass window from Bourges Cathedral, France. The scenes show the invention of the relics of Saint Stephen, to whom the cathedral is dedicated.

A Praise Poem of Shulgi (c. 2020-2000 BCE), celebrating the famous run of 200 miles (321.8 km) in one day made by King Shulgi of Ur (r. 2029-1982 BCE). Exhibit in the Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA...

The main portal on the western façade of Bourges Cathedral, France. The sculpture above the two doorways shows the Last Judgement and was made around 1240. The figures in the arches represent various angels, martyrs, confessors, and saints.

Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo, print from the collection Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai, 1830.

One of the portals on the western side of Bourges Cathedral, France. The sculptures show scenes from the life of Saint Stephen, to whom the cathedral is dedicated, and were created around 1240.

View of Edo on a pair of six-panel folding screens, 17th century.

The sculptures of the main and central west portal of Bourges Cathedral, France. The scenes represent the Last Judgement and date to around 1240. The dead are shown resurrected and those who are destined to be saved or damned are separated...

The Begumpur masjid, a part of the Begumpur mosque built during the reign of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi sultanate in the mid-14th century.