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Timbuktu, Mali. 09/02/2011
Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy
Nepali scriptures details from a buddhist bell in Kathmandu.
Old egyptian hieroglyphic carvings.
Glagolitic script, oldest known Slavic alphabet stone script known as Bascanska ploca from Croatia
Wooden printing plate of Tibetan Buddhist scriptures, part close-up
many lines of an inscription on a stone tablet with speckles of colour
Illuminated antiquities and historical ruins at night - Ephesus Ancient City - İzmir / Turkey
Close up of an old Tibetan manuscript. The kings’ minister Thonmi Sambhota developed the Tibetan script to accommodate the influx of the Buddha’s teachings, Sutra and Tantra manuscripts from India.
Ancient greek script
In Brihadeeshwara temple, many of wall inscription found throughout the temple walls. All these inscription made by Raja Raja chola to honour every people who works for the temple.
Text carved in sandstone 17th century Germany 1704
The Longmen Grottoes, located on bothsides of the Yi River to the south of the ancient capital of Luoyang, Henan province, comprise more than 2,300 caves and niches carved into the steep limestone cliffs over a 1km long stretch. These contain almost 110,000 Buddhist stone statues, more than 60 stupas and 2,800 inscriptions carved on steles. The grottoes and niches of Longmen contain the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907). These works, entirely devoted to the Buddhist religion, represent the high point of Chinese stone carving. Here is the beautifl stone carvings of all kinds of Buddist figures.
Babylonian historical writing background. Ancient hieroglyphs of the Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations. Archaeological objects and antiquities. High quality photo
Brick wall carved with a lion pattern, lion pattern relief.
this is very old Chinese traditional herbal medicine ancient book(Golden Mirror of Medicine),from qing dynasty have more than 200 years(maybe 18th century).the book records the use of acupuncture,herbal medicine and book of changes with chinese script.It is preserved complete by one chinese doctor of my grandfather.
It is an important historical and archaeological site in Antalya province, Turkey. It exhibits ancient artifacts belonging to the Lycian civilization.
Earliest Inscriptions in the Devanagari on the Bhima Kichak Temple, Malhar, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Chinese bronze inscriptions: also commonly referred to as bronze script or bronzeware script, are writing in a variety of Chinese scripts on ritual bronzes.
08 29 2008 Ashokan pillar at Maya Devi Temple birthplace of Gautama Buddha,Lumbini, a UNESCO world heritage site Nepal.Asia.
Alexandria, Egypt - May 25 , 2012: Close-up of the  wall of the new library  that has 120 different scripts from the history.
A section of a scroll of the Megillat Esther or the Book of Esther which is read by Jews on the holiday of Purim.
Close focus on religious scripture carved into grey granite.
Orkhon inscriptions inside kultegin's memorial complex, mongolia. Those scripts are the oldest form of a Turkic language to be preserved. It is written by chinese alphabet during Bilge Khagan period of Gokturks Empire. It is most important epigraph for turkish history and modern Turkey.
Old page of text from a book on the history of Spain
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Vintage background
Summer vacation in Greece: views and landscapes of Cyclades islands. The island of Kimolos
Rice paper with Chinese characters with flecks of natural material used to make the paper
Numbers template to be painted on a surface
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