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A Hand Drawn, Unfinished Buddhist Mandala, Produced in the Fifth Year of the Genbun Era, or 1740. Written using both Sanskrit and Kanji characters. Inscriptions to the rear state it was made at the Rengejo-in Temple of the Koyasan Shingon Sect of Buddhism, in Japan

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A Hand Drawn, Unfinished Buddhist Mandala, Produced in the Fifth Year of the Genbun Era, or 1740. Written using both Sanskrit and Kanji characters. Inscriptions to the rear state it was made at the Rengejo-in Temple of the Koyasan Shingon Sect of Buddhism, in Japan

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Remaining on the former site of Heungbeopsa Temple, this stele is dedicated to the great Buddhist monk Jingong . The main body with inscription was broken down, and its fragments were moved to National museum of Korea

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Remaining on the former site of Heungbeopsa Temple, this stele is dedicated to the great Buddhist monk Jingong . The main body with inscription was broken down, and its fragments were moved to National museum of Korea

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A Painting of the Uga-Benzaiten Mandala, being a hybrid depiction of the Buddhist Goddess Benzaiten and the Shinto deity Ugajin. Produced Circa 1500-1600, Late Muromachi or Azuchi Momoyama Period in Japan.

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A Painting of the Uga-Benzaiten Mandala, being a hybrid depiction of the Buddhist Goddess Benzaiten and the Shinto deity Ugajin. Produced Circa 1500-1600, Late Muromachi or Azuchi Momoyama Period in Japan.

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Beethoven kept his hearing loss a secret. He once wrote this letter to his brothers confessing it and explained that people mistakenly thought he was antisocial: he longed for human contact but became a recluse out of shame for his condition and all this made him contemplate suicide

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Beethoven kept his hearing loss a secret. He once wrote this letter to his brothers confessing it and explained that people mistakenly thought he was antisocial: he longed for human contact but became a recluse out of shame for his condition and all this made him contemplate suicide

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Otagi Nenbutsu-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the hillside of the Arashiyama neighborhood of Kyoto, Japan. It is known for the 1200 arhat statues that cover the hillside around the temple grounds and was originally founded by Empress Shōtoku around Kyoto's Gion district in 766

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Otagi Nenbutsu-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the hillside of the Arashiyama neighborhood of Kyoto, Japan. It is known for the 1200 arhat statues that cover the hillside around the temple grounds and was originally founded by Empress Shōtoku around Kyoto's Gion district in 766

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A ceramic ladle with lotus decoration and Sanskrit script in underglaze blue, made during the reign of the emperor Yongle . The sandalwood goose-shaped stand was made during the reign of the emperor Qianlong . Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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A ceramic ladle with lotus decoration and Sanskrit script in underglaze blue, made during the reign of the emperor Yongle . The sandalwood goose-shaped stand was made during the reign of the emperor Qianlong . Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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This painting of a cave bear, at the Chauvet Cave in France, was drawn with 14 lines around 32,000 years ago. The artist used a technique known as 'stump-drawing' - the use of fingers or a piece of hide to paint the muzzle and to emphasize the outlines of the head and forequarters

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This painting of a cave bear, at the Chauvet Cave in France, was drawn with 14 lines around 32,000 years ago. The artist used a technique known as 'stump-drawing' - the use of fingers or a piece of hide to paint the muzzle and to emphasize the outlines of the head and forequarters

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A large wooden statue of Kōmokuten, one of the four Shintennō, a group of fierce-looking guardian deities who protect the four cardinal directions of Buddha's realm. Made during the Edo Period , located in the Tōdai-ji temple in Nara, Japan

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A large wooden statue of Kōmokuten, one of the four Shintennō, a group of fierce-looking guardian deities who protect the four cardinal directions of Buddha's realm. Made during the Edo Period , located in the Tōdai-ji temple in Nara, Japan

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A pair of 1,500-year-old lady’s sandals with a sweet message in Greek was recently discovered during digs associated with the Marmaray project in Istanbul. The inscription reads “Use in health, lady, wear in beauty and happiness.”

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A pair of 1,500-year-old lady’s sandals with a sweet message in Greek was recently discovered during digs associated with the Marmaray project in Istanbul. The inscription reads “Use in health, lady, wear in beauty and happiness.”

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A Maya vase showing the Maze God in full regalia, with an inscription that says it was made for Lord K’ak-Til of Naranjo in Guatemala, to hold fresh cacao beans. Found in Belize in a young man’s grave, it was likely a memorial gift to Buenavista’s ruler for his deceased son

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A Maya vase showing the Maze God in full regalia, with an inscription that says it was made for Lord K’ak-Til of Naranjo in Guatemala, to hold fresh cacao beans. Found in Belize in a young man’s grave, it was likely a memorial gift to Buenavista’s ruler for his deceased son

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Fú shuō dà'ān bān shǒu yì jīng , Circa 1270-1300. Fourth fascicule. Illuminated manuscript written in gold ink on indigo dyed paper. Produced in the Goryeo Kingdom of Korea while servicing as a vassal state to the Yuan Dynasty

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Fú shuō dà'ān bān shǒu yì jīng , Circa 1270-1300. Fourth fascicule. Illuminated manuscript written in gold ink on indigo dyed paper. Produced in the Goryeo Kingdom of Korea while servicing as a vassal state to the Yuan Dynasty

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A German Manuscript Book of Prayer, also known as a Gebetbuch, produced 1828. Often produced at request for personal usage, these manuscripts vary with all sorts of delightful designs and colors, this example with over 50 beautifully hand colored colored initials.

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A German Manuscript Book of Prayer, also known as a Gebetbuch, produced 1828. Often produced at request for personal usage, these manuscripts vary with all sorts of delightful designs and colors, this example with over 50 beautifully hand colored colored initials.

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A Sword of Akaali Phoola Singh preserved at Sri Hazoor Sahib, Nanded. He was the Jathedar of the Akaal Takht Sahib and Budha Dal and martyred in the Battle of Nowshera. He was also known for his resistance to the encroaching British colonial powers

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A Sword of Akaali Phoola Singh preserved at Sri Hazoor Sahib, Nanded. He was the Jathedar of the Akaal Takht Sahib and Budha Dal and martyred in the Battle of Nowshera. He was also known for his resistance to the encroaching British colonial powers

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A chirogymnast made in 1840 CE by the Frenchman Casimir Martin to allow instrumentalists in general, and pianists in particular, to warm up and stretch their hands and fingers. It was presented in 1842 to Queen Isabella II, and is now housed at the Royal Collections Gallery in Madrid

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A chirogymnast made in 1840 CE by the Frenchman Casimir Martin to allow instrumentalists in general, and pianists in particular, to warm up and stretch their hands and fingers. It was presented in 1842 to Queen Isabella II, and is now housed at the Royal Collections Gallery in Madrid

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The 2300-year-old Chu Silk Manuscript discovered in a Warring States period tomb from the state of Chu. The document contains 926 ancient characters in 3 sections, each of which involves some aspect of the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C.

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The 2300-year-old Chu Silk Manuscript discovered in a Warring States period tomb from the state of Chu. The document contains 926 ancient characters in 3 sections, each of which involves some aspect of the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C.

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An illustrated vishnu sahasranamamanuscript written in Sharada character in Sanskrit language.its has 425 folios and 38 Illustrations,gold and ink,national museum new delhi india

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An illustrated vishnu sahasranamamanuscript written in Sharada character in Sanskrit language.its has 425 folios and 38 Illustrations,gold and ink,national museum new delhi india

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Statues of the Four Heavenly Kings at Hōryū-ji Temple in Japan, c. 650. The Four Heavenly Kings are four Buddhist deities , each believed to watch over one of the cardinal directions of the world.

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Statues of the Four Heavenly Kings at Hōryū-ji Temple in Japan, c. 650. The Four Heavenly Kings are four Buddhist deities , each believed to watch over one of the cardinal directions of the world.

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The Farhād Tarāsh is a huge carved surface on Mount Behistun in Iran. It was probably prepared for an inscription of Darius the Great or to be the site for a palace of a Sasanian king. The bottom picture shows a human for scale

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The Farhād Tarāsh is a huge carved surface on Mount Behistun in Iran. It was probably prepared for an inscription of Darius the Great or to be the site for a palace of a Sasanian king. The bottom picture shows a human for scale

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The "Sappho" fresco, or Portrait of a Young Woman with Stylus, Pompeii, 1st century AD. It depicts a finely dressed young woman with a writing tablet and stylus, used in Roman paintings to indicate literacy and education. She was identified as the Greek poet Sappho without proof...

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The "Sappho" fresco, or Portrait of a Young Woman with Stylus, Pompeii, 1st century AD. It depicts a finely dressed young woman with a writing tablet and stylus, used in Roman paintings to indicate literacy and education. She was identified as the Greek poet Sappho without proof...

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