Archive for the 'Ancient Photo' Category

The Khmer Empire in Ancient Thailand

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Icon of Khmer civilization, Angkor Wat in Cambodia endures as a revered religious shrine. A watery path leads to the West Mebon temple on an artificial island in the West Baray. Only fragments remain of the temple’s former centerpiece, a magnificent 20-foot-long bronze statue of the reclining Hindu god Vishnu.

Achaemenid Dynasty Pasargadae Image

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Number of pictures courtesy of Mr Ali Majdfar Landscape

ACHAEMENID NAQSH-E ROSTAM

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Number of pictures courtesy of Mr Ali Majdfar Landscape

Images Of Ancient Iran Arsacid (Parthian) Dynasty Nisa

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

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Achaemenid Dynasty Image

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Terra-Cotta Statue

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Terra-Cotta Statue The legions of terra-cotta warriors in the famed tomb of Chinese Emperor Qin were originally painted with pigments and a layer of lacquer. Time and the stresses of excavation, though, have left most of the statues colorless.