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North portal of the Baouit-chapel. Carved stone, Corinthian capitals. The lintel is acacia-,tamarisk- and fig-wood. H:250 cm E 16985 Detail of 08-01-22/33
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North portal of the Baouit-chapel. Carved stone, Corinthian capitals. The lint...

Tomb of Theoderic, King of the Goths. The stone monument which is covered by a monolithic dome, 11 m in diameter. It was erected on order from Theoderic's daughter in 526 CE.
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Tomb of Theoderic, King of the Goths. The stone monument which is cover...

Saint Simeon Stylite. Casing plate for a reliquary or perhaps a votive tablet presenting the ascetic Simeon, (probably the Elder) sitting on his column. From Syria.Inv. BJ 2180 Chased silver, partly gilded.
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Saint Simeon Stylite. Casing plate for a reliquary or perhaps a votive tabl...

Mount Sinai and the Monastery of Santa Katarina.
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Mount Sinai and the Monastery of Santa Katarina.

The Inn of the Good Samaritan (Khan Hathrour), Israel. Historical half-way point between Jerusalem and Jericho with remains of Byzantine mosaics and a crusader castle.
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The Inn of the Good Samaritan (Khan Hathrour), Israel. Historical half-way poin...

Early Christian sarcophagus Caesarea, Israel
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Early Christian sarcophagus Caesarea, Israel

The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the spot, according to Jewish tradition, where God prevented Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac. In Muslim tradition, this is the place from where the Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven.
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The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the s...

The Wedding at Cana. Detail from the ciborium. Alabaster high-relief probably Syriac
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The Wedding at Cana. Detail from the ciborium...

Blessing of water, changing it into wine. Detail of "The Wedding at Cana" from the back of the pulpit of Archbishop Maximian. Carved ivory plaque Joh.2/1-11
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Blessing of water, changing it into wine. Detail of "The Wedding...

Ornamental sword hilts and scabbards; cloisonne work, gold and garnets; from the tomb of Childeric I, discovered in Tournai in 1653 by the physician Jean-Jaques Chiflet.
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Ornamental sword hilts and scabbards; cloisonne work, gold and garnets; from the...

Adoration of the Magi, Early Byzantine, early 6th century. An ivory relief panel of the Adoration of Christ. The Virgin Mary, shown with wide staring eyes and larger in scale than the other figures, holds the Christ child in her lap as he makes the gesture of blessing. Beside the Virgin are an angel holding a cross-staff and the three Magi dressed in Oriental costume - tight trousers, short tunics and Phrygian caps. They present their gifts as sacred offerings with veiled hands. A narrow panel at the bottom depicts the Nativity; the Virgin reclines on a mattress; on the right the child bound in swaddling clothes appears in a masonry manger with the ox, ass and star of Bethlehem. The woman kneeling represents the midwife Salome, a character from the apocryphal (unofficial) gospels. The formal style and symmetry of the Adoration scene on this ivory may derive from the lost mosaics of the Church M&ME, 1904,7-2,1
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Adoration of the Magi, Early Byzantine, early 6th century. An ivory relief panel...

Lombard King Agilulf (591 - 616) on the throne; relief in gold leaf from the Valdinievole (Nievole Valley), Italy; 7th century CE.
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Lombard King Agilulf (591 - 616) on the throne; relief in gold leaf from the Val...