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Antiquity


Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Imperial Roman Period, Ancient Middle East.



6 subcategories
Ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Greece

ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Israel

ANCIENT ISRAEL

Ancient Jordan

ANCIENT JORDAN

Ancient Middle East

ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST

Imperial Roman Period

IMPERIAL ROMAN PERIOD

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The All-seeing eye of God Icon
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The All-seeing eye of God Icon

Christophorus Kynokephalos (Saint Christopher) Icon
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Christophorus Kynokephalos (Saint Christopher)...

Divine mother Galaktotrophousa. Icon (ca. 1600)
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Divine mother Galaktotrophousa. Icon (ca. 1600)

The Apostle Andrew, from Macedonia Icon (ca. 1600) November 30th
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The Apostle Andrew, from Macedonia...

Mosaic floor of the cemetery chapel of Teurnia (Carinthia, Austria). 12 fields, separated by meander designs. 11 fields with early Christian symbols, the twelfth with the name of the donors, Ursus and Ursina. Foreground: a heron, holding a lizard in its beak.
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Mosaic floor of the cemetery chapel of Teurnia (Carinthia, Austria). 12...

The Goddess Diana killing a stag; from the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor, of 1166, is a compendium of early medieval knowledge and lore. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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The Goddess Diana killing a stag; from the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otr...

The massacre of the Innocents. From the Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover the entire cupola. They were begun in 1220 and completed a century later. The designs are by Florentine painters, among them Cimabue and the young Giotto.
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The massacre of the Innocents. From the Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover...

The heavenly ladder,illustration of an instruction to monks by abbot Johannes Klimax (6th CE). Good monks climb steadily heavenwards towards perfection, bad monks are dragged to hell by black devils. 11th-12th. 41 x 29,3 cm
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The heavenly ladder,illustration of an instruction to monks by abbot Johann...

Christ Redeemer;around 1393/94
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Christ Redeemer;around 1393/94

The gothic cathedral of Xanten, Lower Rhine. In the foreground the remains of the amphitheatre of Castra Vetera, Roman Xanten.
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The gothic cathedral of Xanten, Lower Rhine. In the foreground the re...

Basilica Saint Juste, Pyrenees. The church was built mostly from antique materials from the Roman town of Lugdunum Convenarum. In the background (right) the gothic Cathedral Saint Bertrand de Commignes.
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Basilica Saint Juste, Pyrenees. The church was built mostly from antique mate...

The four horses of the facade of St. Mark's Basilica (these are the originals, the ones on the Basilica are copies). Gilded copper, Greek sculptures of the 3rd or 4th BCE, a booty the Venetians brought back from Constantinople in 1204. See 15-04-04/45-48
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The four horses of the facade of St. Mark's Basilica (these are the originals...