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A maebyeong celadon vase with lotus decoration. 12th century CE, Goryeo Dynasty, Korea. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea)

A bronze coin of the Korean Goryeo Dynasty, 1097-1105. The legend reads: Haedong tongbo meaning 'Coin of the Land East of the Sea' (Korea). The British Musem, London.

The civil service examinations of Imperial China allowed the state to find the best candidates to staff the vast bureaucracy that governed China from the Han Dynasty onwards (206 BCE - 220 CE). The exams were a means for a young male of any...

A lead-glazed ceramic Bactrian camel from the Tang Dynasty. China, 8th century CE. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)

Terracotta tablet depicting the Buddha. 13.5 cm (height). Tang Dynasty, 618-907 CE. Transferred from the Xi'an Antiques Shop, 1979. From the Xi'an Museum. (Photo taken at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Australia)

Artist's impression of a palace scene in Zhou Dynasty China. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.

Bronze arrowheads from Shang dynasty China. 1200-1050 BCE. (British Museum, London)

A bronze sword from the Eastern Zhou dynasty, China, 5th-3rd century BCE. (British Museum, London)

A jar in the shape of a bear, Shaanxi / Henan Region, China. Western Han Dynasty, 2nd/1st century BCE. Exhibited in Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland.

A bronze coin of the Korean Goryeo Dynasty. The legend reads: Tongguk tongbo, meaning 'Coin of the Eastern Kingdom' (Korea). 1097-1105 CE. (British Musem, London)