PFH1184505: Tanzania / Zanzibar: Kibweni Palace, built in 1915 during the reign of Sultan Khalifa bin Harub (1911-1960) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184512: Cambodia: Indra rides the three-headed Airavata above the demon Kala on a lintel over the entrance door at Banteay Srei (Citadel of the Women), Angkor / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184531: Tanzania / Zanzibar: A Zanzibar Parsee (Parsi, Zoroastrian). W.A Churchill, 1889 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184534: Cambodia: Banteay Srei (Citadel of the Women), Angkor / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184543: Cambodia: Central sanctuary, Angkor Wat / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184550: Vietnam: Gateway to Chaa Tam Thai (Tam Thai Temple), Marble Mountains, near Danang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184552: Vietnam: Chùa Tam Thai (Tam Thai Temple), a Buddhist temple in the Marble Mountains, near Danang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184558: Thailand: Naga (mythical snake) balustrade, Wat Salaeng, Ban Chom Khwan, Amphoe Long, Phrae Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184571: Korea: Korean 'Cloud Dragon' jar, Joseon Dynasty, 18th-19th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184575: China: Hua Guofeng (1921 - 2008), Premier of the People's Republic of China (1976 - 1980) portrayed as an ordinary worker. Propaganda poster (1977) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184583: Thailand: Fasting or starving Buddha figure in the forest at Wat Umong, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184589: Thailand: Chedi containing the ashes of King Tilokarat (1441 - 1485) at 15th century Wat Chet Yot (Jet Yod), Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184593: Thailand: A Burmese influenced chedi (not the more famous 'Watermelon Chedi') and the ubosot (ordination hall), Wat Ku Tao, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184598: Thailand: A samlor rides passed the White Chedi near Chiang Mai's municipal hall on the Ping River / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184603: Thailand: Sukhothai-style chedi at Wat That Klang, Thanon Suriyawong, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184604: Thailand: Simple offerings and incense next to the chedi at Wat That Klang, Thanon Suriyawong, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184605: Thailand: Simple offerings and incense next to the chedi at Wat That Klang, Thanon Suriyawong, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184606: Thailand: Chedi at Wat Saen Sao, Thanon Suriyawong, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184617: Thailand: Chedi at Wat Lao Hsiang, Rat Chiang Saen Soi 2, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184622: Thailand: Daily offerings of food at the foot of the chedi at Wat Chiang Khong (colloquially Wat Pratu Chiang Mai), Thanon Rat Chiang Saen, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184626: Thailand: Wooden Buddha image at Wat Bang Muang, Thanon Wua Lai, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184627: Thailand: The only remnant of Wat Fon Soi, behind Pratu Chiang Mai Market / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184635: Japan: An archer with bow at full stretch, c. 1900 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184636: Thailand: A samlor rides passed the White Chedi near Chiang Mai’s municipal hall on the Ping River / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184637: Thailand: The Luang Pho Khao Buddha image at the site of Wat Sadeu Muang (aka Wat Inthakin), Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184644: China: Painted and gilded, wooden Bodhisattva, Song Dynasty (960 - 1279 CE), Shanghai Museum / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184645: China: Stone Sakyamuni Buddha (Siddhartha Buddha) head, Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577), Shanghai Museum / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184646: China: Buddhist stone stele erected in 655 CE, Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 CE), Shanghai Museum, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184652: China: Stone Sakyamuni Buddha, Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577 CE), Shanghai Museum / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184658: China: Thousand Buddha stele, Northern Zhou Dynasty (557 - 581 CE), Shanghai Museum, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184669: Iran / Persia: Mohammad Mosaddegh or Mosaddeq (Persian: محمد مصدق), also spelled Mosadeck, or Musaddiq (16 June 1882 - 5 March 1967), Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 until being overthrown in a coup d'état in 1953 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184675: China: Stone Buddhist stele, Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577 CE), Shanghai Museum / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184679: China: Stone Kasyapa (Kasyapa Matanga), Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE), Shanghai Museum / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184680: Iran / Persia: A map of 'Ormus' Hormuz Island in the Straits of Hormuz. Jacob Van der Schley (1715 - 1779), 1750 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184681: Middle East: Map of Persia, Arabia and Turkey. Robert de Vaugondy, 1753 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184694: Oman: A British propaganda leaflet from the time of the Dhofar Rebellion or Dhofar War (1962-1976). The Arabic translates: 'The Hand of God Destroys Communism' / Bridgeman Images