Images

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.

A traditional Mongol falconer. (Image by www.davidbaxendale.com)

A painted silk scroll showing Kublai Khan (r. 1260-1294 CE) on a traditional Mongol hunting expedition. Painted by Liu Guandao, 1280 CE. (National Palace Museum, Taipei)

Pumpkins carved for Halloween.

On All Hallows Eve, the Irish hollowed out turnips and carved them with faces, placing a candle inside, so that as they went about “souling” on the night when the veil between life and death was thinnest, they would be protected from spirits...