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Pottery Jar Showing a Myth from Tell Zar'a
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Pottery Jar Showing a Myth from Tell Zar'a

Lare jar painted in red and black on beige. The paintings show animal scenes in two registers. In the lower register, two large snakes lie opposite each other. In the upper one, framed by horizontal lines and a zigzag motif on the jar's shoulder...
Jianwen Emperor
Image by Unknown Artist

Jianwen Emperor

A painted silk scroll portrait of the Jianwen Emperor (r. 1398-1402 CE), the second ruler of the Chinese Ming dynasty (1368-1644 CE).
Statue of Cupid and Psyche
Image by Carole Raddato

Statue of Cupid and Psyche

A detail of a marble statue of Cupid and Psyche from the Domus of Cupid and Psyche in Ostia Antica, Italy. The statue was made at the time the house was built, in the second quarter of the 4th century CE.
Hall of Prayer For Good Harvests, Forbidden City
Image by Patrick Denker

Hall of Prayer For Good Harvests, Forbidden City

The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, part of the Temple of Heaven in the Forbidden City, Beijing. The temple and the Forbidden City were first built in the reign of Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (r. 1403-1424 CE)
Yongle Emperor
Image by Unknown Artist

Yongle Emperor

A silk scroll portrait of the Yongle Emperor (aka Chengzu or Yung Lo, r. 1403-1424 CE) who was the third ruler of the Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE). (National Palace Museum, Taibei)
Ming Dynasty Empire, c. 1409 CE
Image by SY

Ming Dynasty Empire, c. 1409 CE

The Ming Dynasty Empire (1368-1644 CE) at the time of the Yongle Emperor (aka Chengzu r. 1403-1424 CE).
Ming Taizu, aka Hongwu Emperor
Image by Unknown Artist

Ming Taizu, aka Hongwu Emperor

The Hongwu Emperor, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644 CE) who reigned from 1368 to 1398 CE. 14th century CE painted silk hanging.
Coin of Zhu Yuanzhang
Image by Scott Semans World Coins (CoinCoin.com)

Coin of Zhu Yuanzhang

A bronze coin of Zhu Yuanzhang, the future Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368-1398 CE) who was the founder of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE).
Kublai Khan Statue
Image by A. Omer Karamollaoglu

Kublai Khan Statue

A modern statue of the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan (l. 1215-1294 CE). Sukhbaatar Square, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Marco Polo Statue
Image by Krzysztof Golik

Marco Polo Statue

A sculpture depicting the Venetian explorer Marco Polo who famously travelled to China between 1271 and 1295 CE. (Villa Borghese, Rome)
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