PFH1170248: Thailand: Giant Buddha, Viharn Mongkol Bopit, Ayutthaya Historical Park / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170282: Burma/ Myanmar: Bitagat Taik library in Bagan, Upper Burma, c.1920s. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170293: Burma/ Myanmar: A staircase inside Thatbyinnyu Pagoda in Bagan, Upper Burma, c.1920s. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170304: Burma/ Myanmar: A minor chedi and pavilion inside the compound of Shwedagon pagoda, Rangoon, c. 1920s. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170311: Burma/ Myanmar: The Mahabodhi temple overlooks a backstreet in Bagan, c.1920s. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170326: Burma/ Myanmar: A Buddha statue in a temple near Ava, Upper Burma, c.1920s. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170338: Thailand: Chedi, Wat Phra Mahathat, Ayutthaya Historical Park / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170369: Thailand: Reclining Buddha, Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya Historical Park / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170391: Thailand: Elephant Kraal, Ayutthaya Historical Park / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170404: China: Huang Taiji, 2nd Qing Emperor (1592 - 1643), his temple name was Taizong / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170415: China: Empress Xiao Hui Zhang (1641 - 1717) second consort of the Qing Dynasty Shunzhi Emperor., Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170451: Thailand: Tourists on elephants in Ayutthaya Historical Park / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170488: Thailand: The main central, gilded chedi at Wat Phrathat Haripunchai, Lamphun / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170495: Thailand: The covered bridge over the Ping River houses the Kad Khua Meuang Tha Singh Folk Market, Lamphun / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170497: Thailand: The Queen Chamathewi statue attracts devotees, Lamphun / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170505: Thailand: Stone reliefs showing the early history of the Haripunchai Kingdom at the Queen Chamathewi monument, Lamphun / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170527: Afghanistan: Detail of a miniature painting of Noah's Ark, c. 1425 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170536: Afghanistan: Folios from an illuminated Qur'an dated 1519, perhaps from Herat. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170544: China: Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) with court attendants c. 1905 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170557: China: Consort Xiang (- 1861), concubine of the Daoguang Emperor / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170566: Thailand: Pratu Mahawan (Great Day Gate), the upper western gate, Lamphun / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170596: Japan: 'Zhou Maoshu Appreciating Lotuses', a hanging scroll by Kan? Masanobu (c.1434-1530) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170631: Japan: Tokugawa Mitsukini (1628-1701), Daimyo of Mito (1661-1691) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170669: Japan: The siege of Osaka Castle (1615). A commercial newssheet of the Edo period sold to report the fall of Osaka Castle. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170686: Thailand: Processional Way leading to the Naga-headed stone stairway, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung, Buriram Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170706: Thailand: Pediment, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung (Phanom Rung Stone Castle), Buriram Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170716: Japan: Shinbashi, Tokyo, 1907; inset of Sengaku Soto Zen Buddhist shrine. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170461: Thailand: The magnificent Khmer-style prang at Wat Phra Ram, Ayutthaya Historical Park / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170480: China: Noble Consort Xin (- c.1766), concubine of the Qianglong Emperor. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170493: Thailand: Ho Trai or library building and main viharn at Wat Phrathat Haripunchai, Lamphun / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170510: Thailand: The Chedi Suwanna Chang Kot (or Mahapon Chedi), Wat Chama Thewi, Lamphun, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170515: Thailand: The Chedi Suwanna Chang Kot (or Mahapon Chedi), Wat Chama Thewi, Lamphun, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170516: Thailand: The Chedi Suwanna Chang Kot (or Mahapon Chedi), Wat Chama Thewi, Lamphun, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170530: Iran: Battle scene from Firdausi's 'Shah Nama', c. 1450 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170552: China: Empress Xiao Quan Cheng (1808–1840), third Qing Dynasty Empress Consort of the Daoguang Emperor (1782–1850) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170562: China: Imperial Noble Consort Hui Xian (1711-1745), concubine of the Qianlong Emperor / Bridgeman Images