Images

The great standing arch of Taq Kasra at Ctesiphon may have been constructed under Shapur I (r. 240-270 CE) along the lines of the vision of his father, Ardashir I (r. 224-240 CE).

Edward the Confessor (r. 1042-1066 CE) with Harold Godwinson (left), from the Bayeux Tapestry (1067-1079 CE). (Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux, France)

A 15th century CE medieval manuscript illustration showing Richard II of England (r. 1377-1399 CE) meeting the rebels of the 1381 CE Peasants' Revolt in London. (National Library of France, Paris)

Incomplete model chariot from the Oxus Treasure. Achaemenid Period (550-330 BCE) British Museum

Gold appliques from the Oxus Treasure. Achaemenid Period (550-330 BCE). British Museum.

Votive gold plaques from the Oxus Treasure. Achaemenid Period (550-330 BCE) British Museum

Cast silver statuette of a nude youth from the Oxus Treasure. Achaemenid Period (550-330 BCE) British Museum

Ceremonial gold scabbard from the Oxus treasure. Achaemenid Period (550-330 BCE). British Museum.

Detailed view of Venus, from the Renaissance artwork "Birth of Venus" by Sandro Botticelli (created 1483 - 1485 CE). Tempera on panel. Provenance: Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici family collections. Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

Artist's impression of the Laocoön group based on the reconstruction of the original composition suggested by Seymour Howard.