Images

A wooden Chokwe sculpture, Angola, 19th century. The figure is female, likely royal, and has been hollowed out for use as a container for snuff with the head as the stopper. (Brooklyn Museum, New York)

Steven Spielberg's artistic impression of the Ark of the Covenant from the film Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Photographed at the "Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology" exhibit at the National Geographic...

An 1816 painting of Rio de Janeiro. Rio was made sole capital of Portuguese Brazil in 1763. Painted by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay. (Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio)

A c. 1640 painting showing a Dutch ship in the harbour of Recife, Portuguese Brazil. Painted by Abraham Willaerts. (Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam)

A 17th-century painting by Albert Eckhout showing dancing Tapuias, an indigenous tribe of Brazil. (National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen)

A c. 1770 illustration by Carlos Julião showing enslaved market women in Rio de Janeiro, Portuguese Brazil.

Marble slab depicting Nike or Athena adjusting her sandal, from the Temple of Athena Nike, 420-410 BCE. Acropolis Museum, Athens.

Temple of Athena Nike, built c. 420 BCE, Acropolis, Athens.

Artist's impression of the construction of a temple, palace or other large building in the ancient Mediterranean, such as in Greece, Egypt, or Rome.

Artist's impression of an Orthodox church during the Middle Ages.