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A 1st century CE marble bust of Roman Emperor Domitian, r. 81-96 CE. (Musée de Louvre, Paris).

A print of the Jade Emperor, (aka Yuhuang Shangdi, Yudi and Mr Heaven), the supreme deity in Chinese traditional religion. He is often depicted, as here, seated on a throne and wearing full imperial costume.

A gold coin depicting the Roman emperor Aurelian (r. 270-275 CE).

Head of the Roman emperor Diocletian, 284 - 305 CE (Istanbul Archaeology Museum).

Portrait of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (l. 1747-92), wearing a field marshal's uniform. Painted in the workshop of Jean-Marc Nattier, c. 1790.

This marble head of the Roman Emperor Arcadius (reigned 395-408 CE) came from the foundation trench excavation of the Faculty of Letters-Beyazit, Istanbul, in modern-day Turkey. Late 4th century CE. The head was crowned with a double-string...

A 1532 portrait by Jakob Seisenegger of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1519-56) with his dog. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)

A marble bust of Roman emperor Elagabalus, r. 218-222 CE. (The Vatican Museums, Rome).

Bust of Roman emperor Domitian (r. 81-96 CE), originally part of a colossal statue. Ephesus Archaeological Museum. Selçuk, Turkey. 1st Century CE.

A Chinese painted silk depicting the supreme deity of Chinese tradition the Jade emperor and the Heavenly Kings. (Sotherby's, date unknown)