Golden aureus minted between 46-47 CE during the reign of Emperor Claudius. The coin was created in honour of the first victories of the Romans in Britain. [960x958]

Beautiful Bronze of Vishnu and Lakshmi, 10th-11th century, Pratihara dynasty, India.[668x969]

Buddhist priest's staff head (khakkhara). Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century [1070x1470]

Reconstructed interior of a nobleman's tomb, using the original bricks and panels. Shanxi, China, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century [2048x1365]

An Elephant petroglyph found in Ratnagiri Maharastra India with more then 1000 others, dated to about 10,000 to 12,000 BCE. [1360 X 1020]

Horatio Gordon Robley with his collection of Mokomokai (preserved tattooed Māori heads) 1895 [641x550]

泥塑人面像/Facial part of clay figurine. China. Northern Wei Dynasty(386-534). [1440x1920]

Earrings and brooch by Edward Burr. American, ca. 1836–1850 [2978 x 3722][OS]

Alabaster Clepsydra of Karnak, earliest water clock, with 12 carved columns of 11 false holes, (each hour of the night). The water flowed through a very small hole in the center of the bottom, emerging on the outside under a figure of a baboon. 1391-1353 B.C. [768x696].

"Led by King Theseus, the Athenians confront the Amazons in battle" as the main theme of a ca. 450 B.C. Attic red-figure terracota volute-krater currently exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York [3068x3831]

The Palatine Chapel, Charlemagne's personal chapel at his palace at Aachen, constructed in the early 9th century with later renovations. Photo credit Sailko [1024x638]