PFH1174294: Iraq: Votive Statue of a Worshipper from the Nintu temple at Khafajah, circa 2500 BC / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174305: Egypt: Relief depicting the incense and myrrh trees obtained by Queen Hatshepsut's expedition to Punt, c. 1480 BCE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174635: Thailand: Ao Pileh (Pileh Bay), Ko Phi Phi Leh, Ko Phi Phi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174645: China: A rickshaw puller beside a rosewood furniture store, Nanshi, Shanghai, 1920s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174691: Thailand: Longtail boat passes Ko Tapu (Nail Island) next to Ko Khao Phing Kan (James Bond Island), Ao Phang Nga (Phangnga Bay) National Park, Phang Nga Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174782: Uzbekistan: Portico detail at Ulug Beg Madrassa, The Registan, Samarkand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174791: China / Tibet: Namkhai Nyingpo, one of the 'twenty five disciples' of Padmasambhava, mid-19th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174807: India: A Rajput prince and princess being entertained by female musicians, Rajasthan, 19th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174813: Thailand: Chedi, Wat Prasat, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174819: Thailand: Roof detail of the ubosot (ordination hall) at Wat Prasat, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174847: India: Shiva and his consort Uma, south India, Chola Dynasty, 12th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174853: China: The cowherd Nanda, together with his cattle, listen to the Buddha's sermon, Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves, Xinjiang, c. 5th-6th century CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174865: Thailand: Detail of the circular Chedi Sri Phuak at Wat Phuak Hong, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174878: Russia: A Tatar family, 1844 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174698: China: Painting of a woman from Turpan Oasis c.7th-8th century, Astana Tombs, Xinjiang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174730: Thailand: Prasat Hin Meuang Tam, Buriram Province, Northeast Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174931: China: Uighur boys with their toy guns, Kuqa, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175022: Vietnam: Red Hmong woman near Tuan Giao, Lai Chau Province, Northwest Vietnam / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174941: China: Outdoor barber, Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175051: Japan: The priest Mongaku crouching beneath a waterfall. Ukiyo-e woodblock print by (Toyohara) Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912), Chikanobu, Toyohara (1838-1912) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174975: Vietnam: Monk, Chua Con Son Pagoda, east of Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175090: Thailand: Ao Pileh (Pileh Bay), Ko Phi Phi Leh, Ko Phi Phi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175012: Vietnam: Con Son Pagoda, east of Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175116: Japan: Three geisha posing in a studio, T. Enami, c. 1905 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175147: India: Scene from the Baburnama. Zahir ud-din Muhammad Babur (1483-1531) the first Mughal Emperor, hunting for rhinoceros in Swat / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175055: Singapore: A Peranakan or 'Straits Chinese' family, c. 1910 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175076: Vietnam: Interior of St. Peter's chapel, Phat Diem Cathedral, Phat Diem / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175114: Japan: A group of geisha at a country inn, T. Enami, c. 1910, Enami Nobukuni (1859-1929) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175134: India: Scene from the Baburnama. Despite his treachery, Muḥammad Ḥusaym Mīrzā, a relative of Babur, is being released and sent to Khurāsān / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175137: India: Scene from the Baburnama. Zahir ud-din Muhammad Babur (1483-1531) the first Mughal Emperor, donning a turban before mounting his horse / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175167: Cambodia: Mother and daughter paddle their boat around a floating village providing noodles to the population, Tonle Sap (Great Lake) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175189: India / Bangladesh: A male figurine, Chandraketugarh, Sunga Dynasty, c. 2nd-1st century BCE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175205: India: The Mughal Emperor Humayun seated with his brothers and members of the royal court in a rural setting, c. 1550 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174643: China: Incense and candles shop at the entrance to a narrow Shanghai lane, 1920s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174650: China: Scene in a Shanghai film studio, 1920s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174684: Thailand: Limestone stack near Ko Khao Khian, Ao Phang Nga (Phangnga Bay) National Park, Phang Nga Province / Bridgeman Images