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This limestone statue of a lion (of a pair) was guarding the main entrance to the 4th temple at Hatra dedicated to the goddess Ishtar. From Hatra, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. Parthian period, 1st to 3rd century CE . On display at the Iraq Museum...

This is a limestone statue of a high-ranking military commander of the army. He wears his military uniform and holds in both hands what appears to be a statue of a deity. His name is unidentified. It was found in the 4th temple at Hatra...

This is a very unique statue found in the 4th temple. This young man wears his full military uniform, which was exquisitely carved. He rests his left hand on the pommel of the hilt of a long sword while the right hand is raised in salutation...

The Latin inscription at the base of the statue dates it back to 238-241 CE. This statue was erected by the Roman legion defending the city of Hatra against the Sassanian invasion. Hercules holds a cup in his left hand and a lion's skin...

The reconstructed gilded tea room of Fushimi Castle, Kyoto. The castle and tea room was originally built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the military leader of Japan from 1582-1598 CE.

An illustration of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the military leader of Japan from 1582 to 1598 CE.

A painted hand scroll of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the military leader of Japan from 1582 to 1598 CE.

A map of Japan during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600 CE).

This is a photo of the mound known as Harsh ka Tila (“Mound of Harsha”), located west of Sheikh Chilli's Tomb complex in Thanesar, Kurukshetra district, Haryana state, India. It is 1 km long and 750 m wide. It has ruins of structures built...

This is the autograph of the Pushyabhuti Emperor Harshavardhana or Harsha (606-647 CE) as it appears in the Banskhera inscription. This signature in Sanskrit reads as “Svahasto mama maharajadhiraja sri harshasya” meaning, “By my own hand...