PFH1184695: Oman: Sayyid Taimur bin Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (centre, r. 1913-1932) with British officials Michael Heath-Caldwell and Mr Webber, 1914 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180115: Syria: Qala'at Ibn Maan Castle above the ruins of Palmyra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180117: Syria: The Great Colonnade and Qala'at Ibn Maan Castle above the ruins of Palmyra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180119: Syria: The Temple of Bel, Palmyra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180120: Syria: The Temple of Bel, Palmyra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180121: Syria: The Temple of Bel in the early morning mist, Palmyra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180124: Syria: Soldiers in bas-relief at the Temple of Bel, Palmyra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180152: Yemen: Alabaster head from ancient Southern Arabia, 3rd-1st century BCE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180157: Yemen: Statuette of an ibex. Bronze, 1st century BCE-2nd century CE, Southern Arabia / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180159: Ymen: A votive stele with Sabaean inscription addressed to the moon-god Almaqah, noting five South Arabian gods, two reigning sovereigns and two governors. Alabaster, ca. 700 BCE, Yemen, area of Ma'rib / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180171: Jordan: Al Khazneh (The Treasury), Petra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180214: China / Tibet: A traditional painted Tibetan tea chest with a lion on the front and a yak on the top, Lhasa, c. late 19th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180230: Somalia: Somali man collecting frankincense in the former British Somaliland, c. 1950 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180240: India: Buland Darwaza, the entrance gate to the Dargah Sharif of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer, Rajasthan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180241: India: Buland Darwaza, the entrance gate to the Dargah Sharif of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer, Rajasthan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180243: Middle East / East Africa: A New Map of Arabia, Egypt, Abyssinia and the Red Sea, John Cary engraver, 1811 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180248: Yemen: The Temple of Awwam (Mahram Bilqis) dedicated to the Moon God Almaqah at Ma'rib, former capital of the Sabaean Kingdom, c. 7th-5th century BCE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180252: Jordan: A Druze chief at Azraq, 1926 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180256: Thailand: A Chinese Haw man smoking a pipe at Doi Mae Salong, Chiang Rai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180257: Thailand: A portrait of Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), Founder of the Chinese Republic in a Doi Mae Salong household, Chiang Rai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180259: Thailand: Lantern and cherry blossoms, Doi Mae Salong, Chiang Rai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180261: Thailand: Verses from the Qur'an decorate Chiang Mai's famous fans, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180292: Yemen: South Arabian inscription on display at the National Museum in Sana' / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180303: Ethiopia: Pious women at the tomb of Jesus as represented in an Ethiopian Gospel, 14th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180309: Jordan: The modern town of Jerash / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180318: India: Buland Darwaza, the entrance gate to the Dargah Sharif of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer, Rajasthan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180320: Yemen: Alabaster figurine of a woman styled 'The Lady of Bar'at', Tamna, 2nd century BCE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180332: India: The lovers Krishna and Radha at play. Jaipur, Rajasthan, late 18th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180335: India: Miniature painting of the Hindu deity Krishna and his lover Radha parted and longing for reunion, Mewar Kingdom, c. 1720 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180343: Laos: Duck-ringing, a traditional game of skill at the Bun Nam festival, Vientiane / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180344: Laos: Duck-ringing, a traditional game of skill at the Bun Nam festival, Vientiane / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180345: Syria: A shoe shop owner in the restored handicraft suq within Aleppo's Great Bazaar / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180361: Thailand: A beetle fighting salesman complete with lucky amulets on the banks of the Ping River, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180363: Thailand: Fighting beetles displayed on sugarcane for sale on the banks of the Ping River, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180364: Thailand: Two male fighting beetles locked in battle above a female in her tiny cage on the banks of the Ping River, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180368: Thailand: Housing within Chao Kavila's old earthen ramparts surrounding the city of Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images