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An Iranian bowl made for the Chinese market during the 14th century, inscribed in Persian: "As long as the soup is good, if the conversation in the gathering is not pleasant, let it be and remain silent."

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An Iranian bowl made for the Chinese market during the 14th century, inscribed in Persian: "As long as the soup is good, if the conversation in the gathering is not pleasant, let it be and remain silent."

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Covered Censer in the Form of a Lion Dog, bronze with gilding, Chinese, 14th century

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Covered Censer in the Form of a Lion Dog, bronze with gilding, Chinese, 14th century

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Bowl inscribed with protective incantation for Chwaraq, son of Afrididay. Iraq, Sasanian Empire, 6th-7th century AD

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Bowl inscribed with protective incantation for Chwaraq, son of Afrididay. Iraq, Sasanian Empire, 6th-7th century AD

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The Titus tazza is one of the Aldobrandini Tazze which are a set of 12 silver-gilt standing cups, made during the late 16th century. The inside surface of each bowl is chased with four scenes which describe the lives of the first 12 Roman emperors

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The Titus tazza is one of the Aldobrandini Tazze which are a set of 12 silver-gilt standing cups, made during the late 16th century. The inside surface of each bowl is chased with four scenes which describe the lives of the first 12 Roman emperors

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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The God Quetzalcoatl in feathered serpent form devouring a man as depicted in the 16th Century Aztec Codex Telleriano-Remensi. Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris.

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The God Quetzalcoatl in feathered serpent form devouring a man as depicted in the 16th Century Aztec Codex Telleriano-Remensi. Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris.

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Remains of 16th century catacombs of the Monastery of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Supraśl, Poland. It was aburial place for the monks and founders of the monastery, including the elite of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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Remains of 16th century catacombs of the Monastery of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Supraśl, Poland. It was aburial place for the monks and founders of the monastery, including the elite of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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An imitation wood glaze porcelain flower pot with base, made during the reign of the emperor Qianlong . Now housed at the National Museum of China

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An imitation wood glaze porcelain flower pot with base, made during the reign of the emperor Qianlong . Now housed at the National Museum of China

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Bracelet from the Elamite period , a combination of gold and agate, kept at the National Museum of Iran.

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Bracelet from the Elamite period , a combination of gold and agate, kept at the National Museum of Iran.

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A silver mask from an archaeological site near Aalborg , dated to the Late Iron Age . Danish archaeologists think this is an image of a god; it is during this period representations of Nordic gods start to be found in the archaeological record.

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A silver mask from an archaeological site near Aalborg , dated to the Late Iron Age . Danish archaeologists think this is an image of a god; it is during this period representations of Nordic gods start to be found in the archaeological record.

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The Uunartoq disc is an 11th century CE wooden disk fragment found in Uunartoq, Greenland. Annotations denote elements for its possible usage as a sun compass. When the shadow is aligned with the shadow lines, North is up. Incisions in that direction permit measuring the shadow length

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The Uunartoq disc is an 11th century CE wooden disk fragment found in Uunartoq, Greenland. Annotations denote elements for its possible usage as a sun compass. When the shadow is aligned with the shadow lines, North is up. Incisions in that direction permit measuring the shadow length

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This runic inscription, designated as U Fv1976;107, is located at the Uppsala Cathedral in Sweden. It was made by the runemaster Öpir, and consists of text inscribed on a thin intertwined beast with one upper loop around a Christian cross and two lower loops. 11th-12th century CE

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This runic inscription, designated as U Fv1976;107, is located at the Uppsala Cathedral in Sweden. It was made by the runemaster Öpir, and consists of text inscribed on a thin intertwined beast with one upper loop around a Christian cross and two lower loops. 11th-12th century CE

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Gold enamelled set featuring astrological themes which were extremely popular in 19th-century Iran. The 12 signs of the zodiac and their Chinese horoscope equivalents, joined to the personifications of the six primary constellations are combined on the surfaces of both bowl and lid

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Gold enamelled set featuring astrological themes which were extremely popular in 19th-century Iran. The 12 signs of the zodiac and their Chinese horoscope equivalents, joined to the personifications of the six primary constellations are combined on the surfaces of both bowl and lid

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The Vyne Ring , a 4th-century Roman gold ring inscribed with a Latin curse. Found in Hampshire, England in 1785.

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The Vyne Ring , a 4th-century Roman gold ring inscribed with a Latin curse. Found in Hampshire, England in 1785.

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A 2nd century BC silver tetradrachm from Persis, located in south-western Iran, depicting the local Frataraka Bagadates on the obverse, and a Zoroastrian temple of Ahura Mazda on the reverse.

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A 2nd century BC silver tetradrachm from Persis, located in south-western Iran, depicting the local Frataraka Bagadates on the obverse, and a Zoroastrian temple of Ahura Mazda on the reverse.

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7th or 8th century "Musicians plate" from Tabaristan, in Ancient Northern Iran made of gilded silver depicting a Sasanian-style ruler reclining on a couch, surrounded by musicians and attendants.British Museum.

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7th or 8th century "Musicians plate" from Tabaristan, in Ancient Northern Iran made of gilded silver depicting a Sasanian-style ruler reclining on a couch, surrounded by musicians and attendants.British Museum.

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Inscription by Süleyman the Magnificent on the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem. Playing on the Shahadah, it reads, "There is no god but God, and Abraham is the Friend of God." Further context in description.

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Inscription by Süleyman the Magnificent on the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem. Playing on the Shahadah, it reads, "There is no god but God, and Abraham is the Friend of God." Further context in description.

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A illumination from Ms. Bodley 264, depicting a monk and his cat reading together. The 14th century CE manuscript was produced in Tournai, Belgium, and is now housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford

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A illumination from Ms. Bodley 264, depicting a monk and his cat reading together. The 14th century CE manuscript was produced in Tournai, Belgium, and is now housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford

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The Arch of Ctesiphon in modern-day Iraq is the only remaining structure of ancient Ctesiphon, built in 242–272 AD during the Sassanid Empire. Considered a landmark in architecture history, the Persian masterpiece was on the brink of collapse in 2021 when Iran intervened to restore it.

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The Arch of Ctesiphon in modern-day Iraq is the only remaining structure of ancient Ctesiphon, built in 242–272 AD during the Sassanid Empire. Considered a landmark in architecture history, the Persian masterpiece was on the brink of collapse in 2021 when Iran intervened to restore it.

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