The back of the gold-plated throne, showing queen Ankhesenamun putting the finishing touches to the king's toilet, from the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Fields of cereals, near Avoch, Black Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Partly contructed shell of the new CCTV tower building Guomao area, Beijing, China, Asia

Mountaineers, climbers, Mont Blanc range, French Alps, France, Europe

The finishing line of the athletics track inside The Olympic Stadium, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The finishing line of the athletics track inside The Olympic Stadium, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Vineyard, Queenstown, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Hay bales, near Avoch, Black Isle, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A predatory lizardfish is finishing off a meal of a blenny in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

Hay bales, near Avoch, Black Isle, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Sculptor finishing goddess Durga deities, made using Hooghly river clay over straw base in Kumartuli potters' quarter, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Man putting finishing touches to ocean going dhow at low tide, hand made from Sal wood on the Rukmavati River, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Woman finishing painted umbrellas in a village near Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man finishing off image of the dancing Siva, brass moulding workshop, India, Asia

Clipping and finishing off a Benares silk sari, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Child clipping and finishing carpet, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Clipping and finishing off a Benares silk sari, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Carpet clipping and finishing, northern India, India, Asia

Carpet clipping and finishing, northern India, India, Asia

Competitors finishing the Windermere Marathon in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Competitors finishing the Windermere Marathon in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Competitors finishing the Windermere Marathon in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Competitors finishing the Windermere Marathon in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) finishing a meal in the seaweed. Hebrides, Scotland

Fork in finished mushroom risotto with wine

Caucasian woman wiping workshop table with wet sponge

Mixed race woman drinking glass of wine

Morihisa Suzuki is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, the only woman who has made teapots in the nearly 400 years of history that has molten iron crafts in Iwate, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, nanbu tekki, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Morihisa Suzuki is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, the only woman who has made teapots in the nearly 400 years of history that has molten iron crafts in Iwate, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, nanbu tekki, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is putting the finishing touches at iron teapots or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

artisans are putting the finishing touches at iron teapots or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

craftsman is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

craftsman is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Detail of Hospital Gowns Hanging

Man sleeping in a hammock

The start - finish line at Michigan International Speedway which features a two-mile race track and seats nearly 120, 000 fans for NASCAR races, Brooklyn, Michigan, USA, America

Young woman finishing training

Karstadt marathon, Ruhr marathon, starting in two cities, Oberhausen and Dortmund, finishing in Essen, here 5km away from the finish line, runners in front of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site Zeche Zollverein, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Eu

Motodrom, start and finish straight, Hockenheim Ring, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Close-up of a golf ball at the edge of hole

An elderly woman is running in the hills of Chamonix. She is close to finishing the extremely exhausting UTMB race. The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (also referred to as UTMB) is a single-stage mountain ultramarathon. It takes place once a year in the Alps, across France, Italy and Switzerland. The distance is approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi), with a total elevation gain of around 9,600 m. It is widely regarded as one of the most difficult foot races in Europe. It's certainly one of the largest with over two thousand starters. The combined participation in all of the events is approaching 10 thousand runners. While the best runners complete the loop in slightly more than 20 hours, most runners take 30 to 45 hours to reach the finish line.

Hugo Garcia putting the finishing touches on signs at 'Nights of Neon'- a neon production company that manufactures and rents neon signs to the film industry.

The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is considerate by some to be the world?s toughest, and just finishing can be the reward. This year the start line was in Whitehorse, Yukon, where the 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometres) of trail follow the old trav

A Sherpa adding the finishing touches of a Puja, a traditional ceremony to appease the mountain gods for a safe passage for climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest, Nepal

Close up of barista putting the finishing touches on a mocha, Vietnam