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A rock inscribed with large Chinese characters in Xiamen, China, date of inscription unknown. Taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson in 1871.

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A rock inscribed with large Chinese characters in Xiamen, China, date of inscription unknown. Taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson in 1871.

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Photo of a tomb somewhere in southern China, date unknown. Photo by Scottish photographer John Thomson taken around 1870.

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Photo of a tomb somewhere in southern China, date unknown. Photo by Scottish photographer John Thomson taken around 1870.

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A group of ceramic funerary jars containing human bones in Xiamen, China, date unknown. One of the jars has shattered. Photographed by Scottish photographer John Thomson in 1871.

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A group of ceramic funerary jars containing human bones in Xiamen, China, date unknown. One of the jars has shattered. Photographed by Scottish photographer John Thomson in 1871.

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Sacrificial altar made of brick and stone probably somewhere in southeastern China, date unknown. Taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson in 1871.

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Sacrificial altar made of brick and stone probably somewhere in southeastern China, date unknown. Taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson in 1871.

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Photo of a tomb build into a hillside probably somewhere in southern China, date unknown. Taken by photographer John Thomson in 1871.

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Photo of a tomb build into a hillside probably somewhere in southern China, date unknown. Taken by photographer John Thomson in 1871.

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Wet collodion glass negative photo of King Mongkut of Thailand taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson, c. 1865-1866.

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Wet collodion glass negative photo of King Mongkut of Thailand taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson, c. 1865-1866.

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A Chinese method of execution: A prisoner is chopped in two by a man with a large blade. Gouache painting on rice paper, c. 1850.

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A Chinese method of execution: A prisoner is chopped in two by a man with a large blade. Gouache painting on rice paper, c. 1850.

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Photo of a Fijian man with whale tooth necklace. Taken by John William Waters. Fiji, 1884

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Photo of a Fijian man with whale tooth necklace. Taken by John William Waters. Fiji, 1884

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The golden seal of the Empress Ashina, made in 579–580 CE with inscription "Empress Dowager Tianyuan" in large seal script. Ashina was a Göktürk princess who became an empress of the Northern Zhou dynasty by marrying the Emperor Wu. Now housed in the Xianyang Museum, China

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The golden seal of the Empress Ashina, made in 579–580 CE with inscription "Empress Dowager Tianyuan" in large seal script. Ashina was a Göktürk princess who became an empress of the Northern Zhou dynasty by marrying the Emperor Wu. Now housed in the Xianyang Museum, China

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