Vishnu, South India, 8th–9th century AD © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, digital reproduction: Philipp Jester | Jens Blank

Stone sculpture, cuauhcoatl, Aztec, Central Mexican Highlands, 1350–1521 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Claudia Obrocki; CC NC-BY-SA

Wuzhiqi, protective spirit of the Huai and Guo Rivers, China, Song Dynasty, between 960 and 1127 AD © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Petra Stüning

Memorial head of a queen mother, Nigeria, Kingdom of Benin, 16th century / ownership transferred to Nigeria on 25 August 2022, to be featured on loan in the Benin exhibition at the Ethnologisches Museum. © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Martin Franken; CC NC-BY-SA

Seated Buddha – The First Sermon in Sarnath, China, 7th–8th century AD © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Jürgen Liepe

Cacique of the Quimbaya people, Colombia (500–700 AD) © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, digital reproduction: Philipp Jester | Jens Blank