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This Plastron oracle bone dates back to the reign of Late Shang dynasty King Wu Ting. Fu Hao the wife of the King is about to go into labor and the King is asking on the sex of the child and if it will be born on an auspicious day.Museum of the Institute of History and Philology, Taiwan

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This Plastron oracle bone dates back to the reign of Late Shang dynasty King Wu Ting. Fu Hao the wife of the King is about to go into labor and the King is asking on the sex of the child and if it will be born on an auspicious day.Museum of the Institute of History and Philology, Taiwan

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Unique animal shaped stand. 771-221 B.C. Excavated at Li-chia-lou Tomb in Hsincheng of Honan Province. Museum of the Institute of History and Philology Taiwan

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Unique animal shaped stand. 771-221 B.C. Excavated at Li-chia-lou Tomb in Hsincheng of Honan Province. Museum of the Institute of History and Philology Taiwan

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An inlaid turquoise bone found in Yin, the last capital of the Shang Dynasty in China. The oracle bone inscription describes a Shang king's hunting expedition. It is said hat the king went hunting at the foot of Mount Maishan, and killed a wild bull

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An inlaid turquoise bone found in Yin, the last capital of the Shang Dynasty in China. The oracle bone inscription describes a Shang king's hunting expedition. It is said hat the king went hunting at the foot of Mount Maishan, and killed a wild bull

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Prehistoric Bronze Knife Handle of Taiwan: Shih-San-Hang Culture , Collection of the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

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Prehistoric Bronze Knife Handle of Taiwan: Shih-San-Hang Culture , Collection of the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

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Taiwan Shih-san-hang Human-faced Pottery Figurine , housed in the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

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Taiwan Shih-san-hang Human-faced Pottery Figurine , housed in the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

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Prehistoric Human-shaped Pottery Figurine of Taiwan, Metal-Stone Age, Collection of the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

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Prehistoric Human-shaped Pottery Figurine of Taiwan, Metal-Stone Age, Collection of the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

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Painting of a Zouyu, aka a white tiger, dates back to the Ming dynasty, 1404, and is found at the National Palace Museum, Taipei

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Painting of a Zouyu, aka a white tiger, dates back to the Ming dynasty, 1404, and is found at the National Palace Museum, Taipei

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Deer skull fragment with inscription about the time and place of a king's hunting activities. China, Shang dynasty, around 1200 BC

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Deer skull fragment with inscription about the time and place of a king's hunting activities. China, Shang dynasty, around 1200 BC

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"Two Rabbits in Winter" by Lü Ji . China, Ming dynasty, late 15th or early 16th c. Hanging scroll with ink and color on silk. Loaned to the Cleveland Museum of Art

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"Two Rabbits in Winter" by Lü Ji . China, Ming dynasty, late 15th or early 16th c. Hanging scroll with ink and color on silk. Loaned to the Cleveland Museum of Art

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Spouted vessel in the form of an elephant with masks , dragons, and snakes . China, late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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Spouted vessel in the form of an elephant with masks , dragons, and snakes . China, late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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A gold ewer decorated with a dragon and lion playing with a ball, Ming dynasty, 1601 CE, now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xian, China

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A gold ewer decorated with a dragon and lion playing with a ball, Ming dynasty, 1601 CE, now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xian, China

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Helmet Fittings ~ Shang dynasty. Shandong Provincial Museum, Jinan As China moved into the Bronze Age. These bronze plates, including an intimidating animal face, were originally sewn onto leather helmets.

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Helmet Fittings ~ Shang dynasty. Shandong Provincial Museum, Jinan As China moved into the Bronze Age. These bronze plates, including an intimidating animal face, were originally sewn onto leather helmets.

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Portrait of Lotf Ali Khan, one of the most handsome kings in history. He ruled as the last king of Iran's Zand dynasty from 1789 to 1794, inspiring romantic Persian tales and poetry, and remembered as the embodiment of beauty.

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Portrait of Lotf Ali Khan, one of the most handsome kings in history. He ruled as the last king of Iran's Zand dynasty from 1789 to 1794, inspiring romantic Persian tales and poetry, and remembered as the embodiment of beauty.

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An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.

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An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.

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A bronze table with frogs and snakes design, Warring States Period to Western Han Dynasty , now housed at the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture Museum in China

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A bronze table with frogs and snakes design, Warring States Period to Western Han Dynasty , now housed at the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture Museum in China

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An ancient Chinese incense burner. Stoneware, with clear glaze and modeled dragons and lotus petals. Sui to early Tang dynasty, late 6th–7th century CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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An ancient Chinese incense burner. Stoneware, with clear glaze and modeled dragons and lotus petals. Sui to early Tang dynasty, late 6th–7th century CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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This chinese bronze wine vessel represents the pinnacle of craftsmanship from the Western Zhou Dynasty . It has a tiger on top of its head, a phoenix on its back and 2 dragons on its chest and hip, with elaborate dragon, tiger and spiral patterns adorning the entire vessel

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This chinese bronze wine vessel represents the pinnacle of craftsmanship from the Western Zhou Dynasty . It has a tiger on top of its head, a phoenix on its back and 2 dragons on its chest and hip, with elaborate dragon, tiger and spiral patterns adorning the entire vessel

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“Stele Commemorating the Dissemination in the Middle Kingdom of the Illustrious Teaching of the Great Qin”

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“Stele Commemorating the Dissemination in the Middle Kingdom of the Illustrious Teaching of the Great Qin”

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Letter dated 106 CE, written by a county officer about attempts on his life by by family members after two murder and robbery suspects were killed for resisting arrest, unearthed from a Han dynasty official document deposit, found in Changsha, China. Full translation in comments.

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Letter dated 106 CE, written by a county officer about attempts on his life by by family members after two murder and robbery suspects were killed for resisting arrest, unearthed from a Han dynasty official document deposit, found in Changsha, China. Full translation in comments.

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The pendant shows a man and woman kissing on the front and the reverse depicts clasped hands. The pendant dates to the late 3rd century AD and would have been given as a marriage gift. You can see this Vindolanda artefact on display at Roman Army Museum

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The pendant shows a man and woman kissing on the front and the reverse depicts clasped hands. The pendant dates to the late 3rd century AD and would have been given as a marriage gift. You can see this Vindolanda artefact on display at Roman Army Museum

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