Qingjing Mosque (first built 1009) is the oldest surviving mosque in China. Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China. The inscription at the far end of the wall is the original notice for the protection of the mosque issued in 1407A.D.

Life of St. Jacques le Majeur, Hermogenes is tied up, Withers issued and forgiven dating from 1511, high relief in the south transept, Beauvais Cathedral, Picardy, France, Europe

Wood carvings and artifacts on display at the Te Tumu Cultural Center, Tekoapa, Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific

Large wooden tiki on display at the Te Tumu Cultural Center, Tekoapa, Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific

Cartridge casings from unexploded ordnance that fell on Laos during the 2nd Indochina War in the 1970s are exhibited in front of the UXO Laos Information Center, Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang Province, Laos, Asia

Traditional plates on display, Erice. Sicily, Italy

Traditional plates on display, Erice. Sicily, Italy