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Kay Khusraw Reviews His Troops (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Kay Khusraw Reviews His Troops (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Story of Kay Khusraw Reviewing his Army, and Tus Leading the Iranians into Turan (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Story of Kay Khusraw Reviewing his Army, and Tus Leading the Iranians into Turan (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Excited masses of people crowd the inside an elaborate church for a candle lighting ceremony

The Miracle of the Sacred Fire, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1827 - 1910

William Holman Hunt

Macehead

Macehead

Iranian

Naval Weapons Testing Base (abandoned in 1974 because of total contamination) The Salton Sea: 45 square miles, California

Naval Weapons Testing Base (abandoned in 1974 because of total contamination) The Salton Sea: 45 square miles, California, 1926 -

Barbara Norfleet

Sestertius of Claudius, Rome

Sestertius of Claudius, Rome, r. 41 - 54 CE

Claudius

A narrow metal blade that is a detailed floral pattern engraved throughout. The handle is short and stout with little details.

Dagger Blade, Etched with Arabesques and Arabic

Persian

A grey-brown metal pole with a top that is made of five visible panels that have detailed cut edges.

Flanged Mace

Indian

A slightly curved blade with a jade handle that has been carved into a flower at the base of the blade and the end. The blade is dark grey and the handle is off-white and grey.

Dagger with Jade Hilt in the Form of an Iris

Mughal

Dagger-axe (Ge) with Curved Haft

Dagger-axe (Ge) with Curved Haft

Chinese

Socketed Spearhead (Mao)

Socketed Spearhead (Mao)

Chinese

Knife (Dao) with Ring Handle-End

Knife (Dao) with Ring Handle-End

Chinese

Long-stemmed Spearhead

Long-stemmed Spearhead

Japanese

Long-stemmed Spearhead

Long-stemmed Spearhead

Japanese

Long-stemmed Spearhead

Long-stemmed Spearhead

Japanese

Long-stemmed Spearhead

Long-stemmed Spearhead

Japanese

Dagger-axe (Ge)

Dagger-axe (Ge)

Chinese

Ceremonial Spearhead with Paired Projections

Ceremonial Spearhead with Paired Projections

Indian

Iron Arrowhead

Iron Arrowhead

Japanese

Long-stemmed Spearhead

Long-stemmed Spearhead

Japanese

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