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One of a pair of decorative silver phalerae (horse’s harness plagues) discovered in a grave during Russian excavations, depicting a turreted war elephant wearing a saddle cloth decorated with a hippocampus (Eastern Iran, ca. 3rd-2nd cent...

A view of the torri and stilted buildings at the Itsukushima Shrine, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Traditionally founded in the 6th century Ce but extensively remodelled in the 12th century CE.

A section of the stilted buildings at the Shinto Itsukushima Shrine, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was first built in the 6th century CE and greatly expanded in 1168 CE by Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181 CE).

The five-storey pagoda of the Shinto Itsukushima Shrine, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was first built in the 6th century CE and greatly expanded in 1168 CE by Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181 CE).

This scene from the interior of the Gundestrup Cauldron is usually interpreted as a scene of rebirth. On the bottom, a line of Celtic infantrymen march to a figure on the left of the register who is probably a war god. These infantrymen are...

The Warrior of Grezan (also known as Le Guerrier de Grezan) is a pre-Roman representation of a Gallic warrior. The three-quarter length statue is one of the better examples of pre-Roman art depicting Gallic or Celtic people. The figure wears...

The 'Clarke Plato', the oldest manuscript (discounting papyrus fragments) for about half the dialogues of Plato, was written by John the Calligrapher in 895 CE for Arethas the deacon, originally a native of Patras, who later became archbishop...

The Mayan construction Akab Dzib is believed by some archaeologists to be the oldest building in Chichen Itza, with its central chambers dating from the 2nd century CE.

A ninja kusarigama, used to disarm opponents by throwing the weighted end and then dispatching them using the blade end. Used by other Japanese warriors, the ninja version has a shorter handle.

A ninja shuriken or throwing star.