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This picture shows all nine playing cards from the MYRIADS suit of a China Chi Chi Pai playing card deck from 1890. The writing on the wrapping includes these words: HANDELSVEREENIGING HARMSEN VERWEY & DUNLOP JAVA - SUMATRA - CELEBES This text identifies a trading company working in Indonesia / the Dutch East Indies. There are 60 cards in the deck, comprising two sets of the same 30 designs. There are three suits, as follows: Coins (single coins); Strings (strings of 1000 coins); Myriads (100,000 coins). Shown in this illustration are the numbers one to nine of myriads. In addition to the 1 to 9 of each suit, there are three Honour cards: White Flower, Red Flower and Old Thousand. The game played with these cards requires two full decks, 120 cards in all. The game itself resembled rummy, making up 'runs' of three cards of the same denomination (regardless of suit).
An old castle in Saudi Arabia.
Ancient Ruins of Palmyra, Syria
Perspolis, Iran- May 26, 2010: Iran is a somehow mysterious country in people' eye but a desirable travel destination for its long history. Persepolis, 60km north to Shiraz, was once the ceremonial capital of the great Persian empire of the Achaemenid kings. Persepolis is a mirror of the magnificent ancient history and culture of Iran. Here is the remains of the anicent Imperial Palace in Perspolis.
Sindh, Pakistan - February 04,2023: Beautiful mughal era carved sandstone tomb of Isa Khan Tarkhan II in UNESCO listed Makli necropolis, Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan
02/21/2021 The pyramids of Giza, Giza, Egypt\nInternational landmark, people visiting the pyramids during Coronavirus time, few people, no crowds
Entrance of the Luxor Temple, Egypt
Thoth hieroglyphics at Temple of Philae in Aswan, Egypt.
Ancient Jerash. Ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gera at Jordan
Detail of Kalon Tower in central Bukhara, Uzbekistan. UNESCO World Heritage Site
Luxor temple is a travel back in time
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texture of rusty metal
Stately buildings and spires in Valencia with housing developments in the background. Some buildings may be privately owned or commercially operated.
Egyptian hieroglyphs are seen at Luxor Temple, largest and important religious center in ancient Egypt, located on the east bank of the Nile River in Luxor, Egypt
Colonnade at Temple of Philae in Aswan, Egypt.
Medinet Habu ,Egypt,Luxor - The temple of Ramesses III
Cappadocia, Nevsehir, Turkey-May 17, 2014: Fairy Chimneys Rock Formations in Cappadocia. Fairy chimneys are a structure formed by rain, wind and flood waters eroding the structures made of tuffs.
Takhat Bahi, an archaeological site near Mardan, is an ancient Buddhist Monastory, which dates back to first century BC. It is well preserved and declared as World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. its visit gives a glimpse into the great Gandhara Civilisation.
View of the Dead Sea
Edfu, Egypt - April 26, 2023: Figure of the falcon god at the entrance of the temple
Meroe, Begarawiyah, Kush, Sudan: Nubian pyramids of Meroe, tombs of the Kushite kingdoms - Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe - UNESCO World Heritage Site - dated c. 800 BCE – c. 350 CE - pyramids N32 and N19 (King Tarekeniwal) partly hidden by sand dunes, part of the North Necropolis
Abu Simbel temple in Egypt.
hieroglyphics at Temple of Philae in Aswan, Egypt.
Palmyra, Syria- 28 November 2008: Ruins of Palmyra city, Syrian deesert. Dating back to the Neolithic era, the city of Palmyra, was a strategically located oasis first attested in the early second millennium BC as a caravan stop for travelers crossing the Syrian Desert. Mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the annals of the Assyrian kings, Palmyra was subsequently incorporated into the Seleucid Empire, followed by the Roman Empire which brought it great prosperity. It is saddening that its present Roman ruins, declared by UNESCO as a world heritage site, have come to be endangered in the 21st century by regional military and political strife.
Antalya, Turkey-April 25, 2013: Patara Ancient City Lycian Union Parliament Building Inner Part of the Ruin.
Tawila village in mountains of Yemen
Egypt, coloured Temple
Beautiful mural, hieroglyphs inside the temple of Hatshepsut. Jeser-Jeseru is a masterpiece of ancient Egyptian architecture.
Heart Sign on the Ancient Column
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