Images

Mantel (Detail), 100 BCE / 200 CE. Paracas; south coast, Peru. The Art Institute of Chicago, Emily Crane Chadbourne Fund.

Panel Fragment, 200/500 CE. Nazca; south coast, Peru. The Art Institute of Chicago, Restricted gift of Mrs. Edwin A. Seipp.

Bowl with Bean and Architectural Motifs, 180 BCE / 500 CE. Nazca; south coast, Peru. The Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment.

Bowl, 180 BCE / 500 CE. Nazca; south coast, Peru. The Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment.

Patch, 1000/1476 CE. Lambayeque; North Coast, Peru. The Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment.

Panel, 1000/1476 CE. Lambayeque; north coast, Peru. The Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment.

The Missorium of Ardabur Aspar depicts Aspar, magister militum, and his elder son. 434 CE

A section of the Great Enclosure of Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe. Built in the 13-14th century CE using granite, the wall is 5.5 metres (18 ft.) thick in places and 9.7 metres (32 ft.) high.

The conical tower of the Great Enclosure of Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe. Built in the 13-14th century CE using granite, the purpose of the structure is not known.

Statue of Julia Soaemias Bassiana (180 – March 11, 222 CE), a Syrian noblewoman and the mother of Roman emperor Elagabalus who ruled over the Roman Empire during her son's reign (218 to 222 CE). The statue was found in Perge and is now in...