Images

Model of a funerary boat, 12th Dynasty, c. 1985–1795 BCE, provenance unknown, sycamore fig wood, EA 9525.

The castle of Alamut, Qazvin, Iran, one-time castle of the Assassins (aka Nizari Ismailis) before their destruction at the hands of the Mongols in the 1250s CE.

A mid-15th century CE manuscript illustration showing an audience with Mongke Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire from 1251 to 1259 CE. From the 'Tarikh-i Jahangushay-i Juvaini' by Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226-1283 CE). (National Library of France...

Mongol hunters using traditional weapons as used during the Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th century CE.

A panoramic view of the Mongolian Steppe.

Kelpies sculpture, Falkirk, Scotland.

Akabeko, Aizu wakamatsu Sta., Fukushima

Depiction of a Maya deity or supernatural figure appearing on page 53a of the Dresden Codex, identified as a representation of Ixtab.

Double griffin capital, locally known as "huma birds" probably from the Unfinished Gate, Persepolis, Iran.

An illustration detail of a Mongol archer of the 13th century CE.