The Silk Road was also called "Silu" in Chinese ... Alfalfa, grape, flax, pomegranate, walnut, cucumber, lion, peacock, elephant, camel and house and some other plants and animals were taken ...

To prove we had no white elephant projects ... U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embraced the CENTCOM New Silk Road initiative in a speech she gave in Chennai, India on 20 July 2011.

The Silk Road doesn’t just refer to actual roads ... is a kendi (a pot with a spout but no handle) in the shape of an elephant. “[The word] kendi comes from kundika, which is the Sanskrit ...

Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the 'Fine Islamic, Indian & Chinese Art Auction' taking place on the 14th of ...

Apollo Art Auctions will explore the ascendancy and incomparable beauty of fine Islamic and Asian art through a 348-lot sale of historically-important, expertly-vetted pieces. The live gallery auction ...