Images

A photo of the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina, with the Green Dome visible on the right.

A typical lebes gamikos, a Greek vessel used in marriage nuptials to ritually sprinkle the bride with water. The vessel depicts a wealthy woman in fine clothing and jewellery being prepared for her wedding. Erotes, gods of love, fly over...

Red-figure vase depicting a bride being prepared for her wedding. Part the Adrano Group, 330-320 BCE. Sicily, Italy. Collection of the Pushkin Museum. (Image has been digitally altered for clarity)

A painted Greek vase depicting marriage preparations. A female figure is seated, with her right hand outstretched to accept a box from the woman standing before her. Behind the seated figure stands a woman with a beaded necklace. The jewellery...

Greek vase depicting the wedding of Laertes and Anticlea, the parents of the mythological hero Odysseus. An Ionic column splits the scene into two parts. On the left register, Laertes takes the hand of his bride, Anticlea. On the right register...

Map of the Nabatean Kingdom at its greatest extent, c. 85 BCE.

A view of the Ka'ba in Medina.

A photo of the Ka'ba in Medina, Arabia.

Drawing of the 5th Century BCE Greek philosopher Melissus in the 15th Century CE Nuremberg Chronicle. Published in Nuremberg, Germany in 1493 CE.

Aview of the Al-Masjid An-Nabawi in Medina, Arabia. The mosque was built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad c. 622 CE, and over the centuries has been expanded and renovated significantly by later rulers.