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Detail from a painting located inside one of the caves of the Ajanta cave complex, featuring two men, quite possibly foreign traders, negotiating a transaction. Note the vibrant blue colour of the socks worn by one of the figures. The paint...

A modern illustration depicting the Hindu hero Rama alongside his wife Sita and faithful companion and brother Laksmana.

A sculpture of the Hindu hero Rama from Srivaikundam, Tamil Nadu India. Alongside him is the faithful monkey warrior Hanuman who helped Rama defeat the Demon king Ravana.

A depiction of Ravana the rakshasa Demon king. In the Hindu epic poem 'Ramayana' Ravana is defeated by the hero Rama.

The entrance to Newgrange, passage tomb, in County Meath, Ireland, built in 3200 BCE.

Newgrange, County Meath, Ireland, is a burial mound from 3200 BCE.

A stained glass window depicting Saint Patrick, Ireland's patron saint. From the Saint Patrick Catholic Church, Junction City, Ohio.

Yangshao hemp-cordmarked amphora, Banpo Phase 4,800 BCE (Neolithic period), Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet, Paris, Collection Christian Deydier.

Neolithic Banpo Village, Xi'an, China, flourished 5,000-3,000 BCE.

This helmet, beaten from a single sheet of bronze, features hammered out (repoussé) ridges along the top. The Illyrian type is found in mainland Greece and former Yugoslavia, dating from the 6th to early 5th century BCE. It was reportedly...