Images

Visualization of the body of Tamut, Third Intermediate Period, early 22nd Dynasty, about 900 BCE, EA 22939.

Visualisation of the mummy of Irthorru, 26th Dynasty, about 600 BCE, EA 20745.

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.