PFH1179340: Russia: Kalmyk man and woman, Kalmykia, late 19th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179366: Iraq: Folio from an edition of al-Hariri's 'Maqama' or 'Assemblies', c. 14th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179383: Uzbekistan: The Mir-i-Arab Madrasah, part of the Po-i-Kalyan complex, Bukhara / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179230: China: A Tatar archer, First Opium War, 1839-1842, Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179253: Vietnam: King Thanh Thai, Nguyen emperor of Vietnam 1889-1907 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179265: Thailand: The Old Town's busy moats at the Thai New Year Songkran (Water) Festival, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179314: Uzbekistan: The 10th century Ismail Samani mausoleum, Bukhara / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179330: Egypt: Pope Shenouda III (1923-2012), Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179352: Iraq: A miniature from the 'Maqam' or 'Assembly' of Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti, 1237 CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179388: Uzbekistan: The iwan or portico of the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah, part of the Po-i-Kalyan complex, Bukhara / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179411: Thailand: Ho Trai (Library), Wat Phra Non, Phrae, Northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178542: China: Handicrafts made from nuts of the forest, Wulingyuan Scenic Area (Zhangjiajie), Hunan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178551: China: Rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta), Wulingyuan Scenic Area (Zhangjiajie), Hunan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178565: China: Wulingyuan Scenic Area (Zhangjiajie), Hunan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178580: China: Elaborate late afternoon Buddhist rituals outside Ming-era Qianming Si (Qianming Temple), Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178607: China: Incense swirls around a roof at Hongfu Si (Hongfu Temple), Qianling Shan Park, Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178615: China: Roof detail, Hongfu Si (Hongfu Temple), Qianling Shan Park, Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178642: China: Detail from the plinth of an Imperial Guardian Lion at the front of the Gate of Supreme Harmony (Taihemen), The Forbidden City (Zijin Cheng), Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178651: Thailand: Ayutthaya Historical Park / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178662: Cambodia: Laypeople and Buddhist monks and novices congregate after a mass almsgiving ceremony in the heart of Angkor Thom, Angkor / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178667: Burma / Myanmar: Palace watchtower, King Mindon's Palace, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178675: Burma / Myanmar: Intha women vendors at the floating market, Inle Lake, in Shan State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178681: Burma / Myanmar: A traditional Burmese puppet (Yoke thé) on sale, Bogyoke Aung San Market, Yangon (Rangoon) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178690: Burma / Myanmar: Boatman on the Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady) River, Amarapura, south of Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178707: Burma / Myanmar: A replica of the Pyi Gyi Mon Royal Barge in the moat surrounding Mandalay Fort, Mandalay Hill in the background, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178724: Malaysia / Singapore: A young Nyonya (Peranakan Chinese) woman of Penang, early 20th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178736: Vietnam: A dragon dance performed by frogs for the annual Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival - traditional woodblock painting from Dong Ho village, Bac Ninh Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178753: Malaysia / Singapore: Peranakan and child sitting in the back of a Rolls Royce outside a Penang mansion, c. 1920 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178762: Malaysia / Singapore: Hand-coloured photograph of a Penang Nyonya woman wearing Straits Chinese jewellery, early 20th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178797: Vietnam: Soviet-supplied North Vietnamese army (NVA / PAVN) 122mm heavy artillery in action / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178836: Thailand: A Shan (Tai Yai) girl dances on the eve of the Poy Sang Long Festival, Wat Pa Pao (Shan temple), Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178850: Thailand: A 'Crystal Son' sits atop a relatives shoulders on the eve of the Poy Sang Long Festival, Wat Pa Pao (Shan temple), Chiang Mai. northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178894: Madagascar: Queen Ranavalona III (r. 1883-1897) photographed in exile at Algiers by J. Geiser, c. 1905 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178908: Thailand: Mayarap (a character from the Ramakien), a yaksha temple guardian, Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Grand Palace, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178934: China: An Xinsheng (1903-1927), revolutionary student, trade unionist and communist / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178947: Thailand: Prasat Phra Thepidon, Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images