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Detail of the Frieze of Lions, a decorative glazed-brick frieze from the first court of Darius I’s palace at Susa, Persian Empire, 500 BC. A declaration of royal power embodied in the king of beasts. Its iconography and composition was most markedly Mesopotamian...

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Detail of the Frieze of Lions, a decorative glazed-brick frieze from the first court of Darius I’s palace at Susa, Persian Empire, 500 BC. A declaration of royal power embodied in the king of beasts. Its iconography and composition was most markedly Mesopotamian...

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Detail crop of another glazed-brick lion from the Frieze of Lions on the first court of Darius I’s palace at Susa, Persian Empire, 500 BC. This one, which is presented apart from the rest at the Louvre Museum, displays a richer variety of colors than others on the same frieze....

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Detail crop of another glazed-brick lion from the Frieze of Lions on the first court of Darius I’s palace at Susa, Persian Empire, 500 BC. This one, which is presented apart from the rest at the Louvre Museum, displays a richer variety of colors than others on the same frieze....

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A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan , and is housed at National Museum of Iran.

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A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan , and is housed at National Museum of Iran.

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Mycenaean Bull-Head Rhyton. Combining silver as primary body and gold decoration, it attests masterful metallurgical expertise. Dated to c. 1525 BC, it was found in Shaft Grave IV within Grave Circle A at Mycenae, the royal cemetery of Bronze Age Greece's most powerful civilization...

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Mycenaean Bull-Head Rhyton. Combining silver as primary body and gold decoration, it attests masterful metallurgical expertise. Dated to c. 1525 BC, it was found in Shaft Grave IV within Grave Circle A at Mycenae, the royal cemetery of Bronze Age Greece's most powerful civilization...

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Ancient Akkadian Obelisk: The Maništūšu Stele — A 4,200-year-old black basalt monument from Mesopotamia, covered in cuneiform inscriptions recording royal land grants by King Maništūšu, son of Sargon of Akkad. One of the earliest detailed records of property ownership.

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Ancient Akkadian Obelisk: The Maništūšu Stele — A 4,200-year-old black basalt monument from Mesopotamia, covered in cuneiform inscriptions recording royal land grants by King Maništūšu, son of Sargon of Akkad. One of the earliest detailed records of property ownership.

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Part of the wall of Darius the Great's palace in Susa , which still retains its color after more than 2,500 years. Only two examples of this wall remains in the world today, one housed at the National Museum of Iran, and the other at Louvre.

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Part of the wall of Darius the Great's palace in Susa , which still retains its color after more than 2,500 years. Only two examples of this wall remains in the world today, one housed at the National Museum of Iran, and the other at Louvre.

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Over 30 film reels from the Qajar Empire have been discovered at Golestan Palace, dated to 1896–1907. They contain some of the earliest footage in Iran’s history, featuring Persian celebrations during that period, government officials in royal palaces, and the dawn of the country’s cinema.

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Over 30 film reels from the Qajar Empire have been discovered at Golestan Palace, dated to 1896–1907. They contain some of the earliest footage in Iran’s history, featuring Persian celebrations during that period, government officials in royal palaces, and the dawn of the country’s cinema.

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The costumes of kings, royal mothers and a bishop from medieval Nubia have been reconstructed by Polish scientists and designers based on 10th-13th centuries CE paintings that once decorated the walls of the cathedral in Faras, Sudan

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The costumes of kings, royal mothers and a bishop from medieval Nubia have been reconstructed by Polish scientists and designers based on 10th-13th centuries CE paintings that once decorated the walls of the cathedral in Faras, Sudan

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Blue glazed composition wig with diadem from a royal statue excavated in Thebes. Blue was the color of Egyptian gods’ hair. 18th-19th Dynasty. British Museum

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Blue glazed composition wig with diadem from a royal statue excavated in Thebes. Blue was the color of Egyptian gods’ hair. 18th-19th Dynasty. British Museum

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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Alabaster statue of Ebih-Il, a votive sculpture from in ancient Mesopotamia, c. 2400 BC, Early Dynastic IIIB period. Ebih-Il was a high-ranking official of the city-state of Mari in modern-day eastern Syria. The statue, with its lapis lazuli eyes, exemplifies Pre-Akkadian artistry…

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Alabaster statue of Ebih-Il, a votive sculpture from in ancient Mesopotamia, c. 2400 BC, Early Dynastic IIIB period. Ebih-Il was a high-ranking official of the city-state of Mari in modern-day eastern Syria. The statue, with its lapis lazuli eyes, exemplifies Pre-Akkadian artistry…

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Ostrich Egg Decorated with Bitumen and mother-of-pearl, from a grave in the Royal Cemetery of Ur, Sumer. 2600 BCE.

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Ostrich Egg Decorated with Bitumen and mother-of-pearl, from a grave in the Royal Cemetery of Ur, Sumer. 2600 BCE.

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A Persian royal rhyton crafted from pure gold, widely regarded as the best-preserved example from the ancient world. Dating back to the Achaemenid Empire , it was discovered in Hamadan and is housed at the National Museum of Iran.

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A Persian royal rhyton crafted from pure gold, widely regarded as the best-preserved example from the ancient world. Dating back to the Achaemenid Empire , it was discovered in Hamadan and is housed at the National Museum of Iran.

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1,700-Year-Old Writing Kit from Georgia , c.250-350 CE: this writing kit was found in an unmarked grave located in the foundations of a cathedral, where it lay buried next to the body of a 40-50 year old woman; it's decorated with images of the Greek muses

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1,700-Year-Old Writing Kit from Georgia , c.250-350 CE: this writing kit was found in an unmarked grave located in the foundations of a cathedral, where it lay buried next to the body of a 40-50 year old woman; it's decorated with images of the Greek muses

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Ritual vessel . China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze . Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Palace Museum, Beijing

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Ritual vessel . China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze . Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Palace Museum, Beijing

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2 blue glass cups made Ennion, who was one of the most prominent glassworkers of Ancient Rome, active from about 1 to 50 CE. He is famous for being the first known maker of decorated mold-blown glass, and for the exquisite quality of his work. Ennion branded his work by signing them

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2 blue glass cups made Ennion, who was one of the most prominent glassworkers of Ancient Rome, active from about 1 to 50 CE. He is famous for being the first known maker of decorated mold-blown glass, and for the exquisite quality of his work. Ennion branded his work by signing them

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A photograph from 1911 showing the excavation of the Temple of Artemis at Sardis in Turkey. Construction of the temple, which is the fourth largest Ionic temple in the world, began around 334 BCE, soon after Alexander the Great liberated Sardis from the Persians

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A photograph from 1911 showing the excavation of the Temple of Artemis at Sardis in Turkey. Construction of the temple, which is the fourth largest Ionic temple in the world, began around 334 BCE, soon after Alexander the Great liberated Sardis from the Persians

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A historical jar from the Parthian Empire, dating to 247 BC–224 AD, has been discovered. It was accidentally caught in the nets of local fishermen in southern Iran while they were fishing in the depths of the Persian Gulf. Few Parthian jars have survived, making this discovery remarkable.

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A historical jar from the Parthian Empire, dating to 247 BC–224 AD, has been discovered. It was accidentally caught in the nets of local fishermen in southern Iran while they were fishing in the depths of the Persian Gulf. Few Parthian jars have survived, making this discovery remarkable.

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