EditorialGold and silver horn-shaped drinking cup from Marash, Syria. 5th BCE. The vessel dates to the time of the Achemenid Empire of the 6th to 4th centuries, created by Cyrus the Great. It stretched from Egypt and the Aegean to Afghanistan and the Indus vall...
EditorialDisk Stone with a Three-Part Design of Palmettes and Birds, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, Indus Valley), 1st century B.C., Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, Indus Valley), Stone, Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), Weight: Under 40 lbs. (estimate), S...
EditorialSeated Mother Goddess, Pakistan (Baluchistan), Indus Civilization, Mehrgarh style, Date ca. 30002500 B.C., Pakistan (Baluchistan), Terracotta, H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Sculpture.
EditorialPin terminating in a male head, Parthian or Kushan, Parthian, Date ca. 1st century A.D., Indus region or eastern Iran, Parthian or Kushan, Silver, 8 in. (20.32 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments.
EditorialGiant forest scorpion, Heterometrus indus, and other species of scorpions from America, Germany, Italy (Scorpio afer, Scorpio americus, etc.). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G.W. Knorr after an illustration by Christian Nicolaus Kleemann from Ge...
EditorialIndus - Peacock - Crane - Toucan, Constellations Indian, peacock, crane and toucan, no. XC, according to p. 94, 1842, Charles F. Blunt: The beauty of the heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe. One hundred and four c...
EditorialGlass Negative - State Electricity Commission, Ballarat, Victoria, Apr 1948, Part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums, relating to the development of the electric power supply indus...
EditorialOsteobrama cotio, Print, Osteobrama cotio is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Osteobrama. This species had three subspecies named O. cotio cotio, O. cotio cunma and O. cotio peninsularis but these are now considered separate species. This spec...
EditorialRasbora daniconius, Print, The black-line rasbora or slender rasbora (Rasbora daniconius) (called darka at Rangpur), is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus cyprinid family. It is found in rivers of South and Southeast Asia, ranging from Sri Lanka...
EditorialRana tigrina, Print, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, the Indus Valley bullfrog or Indian bullfrog, popular name Asian bullfrog, Asean bullfrog or Asia bullfrog, is a large species of frog found in mainland Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, a...
EditorialCursorius coromandelicus, Print, The Indian courser (Cursorius coromandelicus) is a species of courser found in mainland South Asia, mainly in the plains bounded by the Ganges and Indus river system. Like other coursers, it is a ground bird that can be...
EditorialHaliastur indus, Print, The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), formerly known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, a...
EditorialHaliastur indus, Print, The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), formerly known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, a...
EditorialBabur and his army arriving at Bila on the Indus (1505) (Dhanraj). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.15...
EditorialGold and silver horn-shaped drinking cup from Marash, Syria. 5th BCE. The vessel dates to the time of the Achemenid Empire of the 6th to 4th centuries, created by Cyrus the Great. It stretched from Egypt and the Aegean to Afghanistan and the Indus vall...
EditorialMap of the Punjab and countries to the westrward of the Indus. Map of the Punjab and countries to the westrward of the Indus ... 1809. Source: IORX/9972.
EditorialBabur and his army arriving at Bila on the Indus (1505) (Dhanraj). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.15...
Editorial'Costume of Bohhara'. Portrait of the author, Sir Alexander Burnes, in disguise. . Travels into Bokhara; being the account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia; also, Narrative of a voyage on the Indus in the years 1831, 1832, and 18...
EditorialGold and silver horn-shaped drinking cup from Marash, Syria. 5th BCE. The vessel dates to the time of the Achemenid Empire of the 6th to 4th centuries, created by Cyrus the Great. It stretched from Egypt and the Aegean to Afghanistan and the Indus vall...
EditorialVessel with two zebu, Early Dynastic II-III, 2600?2350 B.C., Probably from Gulf region, Tarut island (al-Rafiah), Chlorite, calcite inlay, H. 11.4 cm (4-1/2 in.), Stone-Vessels, This vessel is of particular interest for two reasons. First, it enlarges ...
EditorialBrahminy kite or Coromandel eagle, Haliastur indus. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodder's "The Naturalist's Miscellany," London, 1799. Most of the 1,064 ill...
EditorialTHE SHEEP-EATER OF HINDOSTAN: THE SHEEP-EATER AND HIS GURW, INDIA. Or Indostan, literally "land of the Indus", is a popular name for the Indian subcontinent. Delhi and Agra have been the traditional capitals of Hindustan.
EditorialGold and silver horn-shaped drinking cup from Marash, Syria. 5th BCE. The vessel dates to the time of the Achemenid Empire of the 6th to 4th centuries, created by Cyrus the Great. It stretched from Egypt and the Aegean to Afghanistan and the Indus vall...