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Hanuman, the monkey king, observing Lanka, Ravanna's palace' at night. Hanuman is perched on the roof of Hanuman's palace, and he is also seen on the domed roofs of the main city on the right. The city of Lanka was probably what is now Sri Lanka. From the Sanskrit epic "Ramayana" by Valmiki. ID IO 3621
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Hanuman, the monkey king, observing Lanka, Ravanna's palace' at night. Hanuman i...

Babur hunting deer between Ali Shang and Alangar near Kabul,Afghanistan. He rides the white horse in the centre of the picture and is aiming an arrow at a deer. Above him a man takes aim with a rifle from behind a rock. Men follow Babur with rifles and bows and arrows in the hunt. Babur was the founder of the Moghul empire of India. ID:Or 3714, fol.347 verso
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Babur hunting deer between Ali Shang and Alangar near Kabul,Afghanistan. He ride...

Shah Tahmasp of Persia receives Humayun, the Moghul emperor, surrounded by courtiers, 1603. Before them lie swords and a dish of food, while servants bring more food. Other men are fighting in the foreground. From the "Akbarnameh". ID: Or 12988 fol.98 recto
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Shah Tahmasp of Persia receives Humayun, the Moghul emperor, surrounded by court...

A group of pilgrims on their way to Mecca. Code: 0210005584
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A group of pilgrims on their way to Mecca. Code: 0210005584

Cosmetics palette from Gandhara,Pakistan; a man riding a seahorse. 1st-2nd CE Schist 13,7 cm across
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Cosmetics palette from Gandhara,Pakistan; a man riding a seahorse....

Gold model chariot from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from the region of Takht-i Kuwad, Tadjikistan, 5th-4th century BC. This remarkable model is one of the most outstanding pieces in the Oxus treasure, which dates mainly from the 5th and 4th centuries BC, and is the most important surviving collection of gold and silver to have survived from the Achaemenid period. The model chariot is pulled by four horses or ponies. In it are two figures wearing Median dress. The Medes were from Iran, the centre of the Achaemenid empire. The front of the chariot is decorated with the Egyptian dwarf-god Bes, a popular protective deity. ANE, 123908
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Gold model chariot from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from the region o...

Horsebit from Luristan,Iran,8th-7th BCE Human headed monster trampling a hind. Bronze, 18 x 18 cm
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Horsebit from Luristan,Iran,8th-7th BCE Human headed monster tr...

Horsebit from Luristan,Iran,8th-7th BCE Fabulous,mythological animals. Bronze, H:19 cm
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Horsebit from Luristan,Iran,8th-7th BCE Fabulous,mythological an...

Horsebit from Luristan,Iran,8th-7th BCE Fabulous,mythological animals. Bronze, H:19 cm
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Horsebit from Luristan,Iran,8th-7th BCE Fabulous,mythological an...

Horsebit from Luristan,Iran,8th-7th BCE Fabulous,mythological animals. Bronze, H:19 cm
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Horsebit from Luristan,Iran,8th-7th BCE Fabulous,mythological an...

Horsebit from Luristan,Iran,8th-7th BCE Fabulous,mythological animals. Bronze, H:19 cm
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Horsebit from Luristan,Iran,8th-7th BCE Fabulous,mythological an...

Bronze model of a horse-carriage and seated passenger; excavated 1969 at Wu-wei,Kansu,China. H:40 cm, L:63 cm
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Bronze model of a horse-carriage and seated passenger; excavated 1969 at Wu-wei...