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Goblet. Chased silver, translucent enamel (mid 14th) Height: 34 cm
#15010421

Goblet. Chased silver, translucent enamel (mid...

Aaron puts a golden jar with manna into the Ark of the Covenant, as a reminder of the Israelites' wanderings in the desert,(Exodus 16,32). Verdun Altar, 51 plaques in champsleve-technique, enamel on gilded copper. 1181, for Prior Wernher of Klosterneuburg, Austria.
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Aaron puts a golden jar with manna into the Ark of the Covenant, as a reminder o...

How Alexander the Great was poisoned. From Jean Vauquelin,"Histoire du Grand Alexandre",1460. Fol.298 recto
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How Alexander the Great was poisoned. From Jean Vauquelin,"Histoire du G...

Carolingian ewer with Persian,perhaps Sassanide enamel plaques fixed to a Carolingian gold base and spout. The origin of the enamel ornaments is unknown,they may have been war spoils from a campaign against the Avarsi in Hungary.
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Carolingian ewer with Persian,perhaps Sassanide enamel plaques fixed to a Carol...

Carolingian ewer with Persian,perhaps Sassanide enamel plaques fixed to a carolingian gold base and spout. The origin of the enamel ornaments is unknown,they may have been war spoils from a campaign against the Avarsi in Hungary.
#15030134

Carolingian ewer with Persian,perhaps Sassanide enamel plaques fixed to a carol...

Vessel made of one large sardonyx-gem, of antique but unknown origin (Rome,Alexandria?).Even the scene,a hero with chariot,an old man,grieving women,is unidentified; perhaps Phaidra and Hippolytos. Mounting from the time of Dagobert,king of the Franks (died 639).
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Vessel made of one large sardonyx-gem, of antique but unknown origin (Rome,Ale...

Vessel made of one large sardonyx-gem, of antique but unknown origin (Rome,Alexandria?).Even the scene,a hero with chariot,an old man,grieving women,is unidentified; perhaps Phaidra and Hippolytos. Mounting from the time of Dagobert,king of the Franks (died 639).
#15030136

Vessel made of one large sardonyx-gem, of antique but unknown origin (Rome,Ale...

Vessel made of one large sardonyx-gem, of antique but unknown origin (Rome,Alexandria?).Even the scene,a hero with chariot,an old man,grieving women,is unidentified; perhaps Phaidra and Hippolytos. Mounting from the time of Dagobert,king of the Franks (died 639).
#15030137

Vessel made of one large sardonyx-gem, of antique but unknown origin (Rome,Ale...

The Samaritan woman at the well, Jesus blessing and an apostle. Mosaic (6th)
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The Samaritan woman at the well, Jesus blessing and an ap...

The woman and the well. Detail of "Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well". Icon (late 16th) Overall size: 38.5 x 48 cm
#15030442

The woman and the well. Detail of "Jesus and the Samaritan woman...

The wedding at Cana. Mary tells Jesus there is no wine left; servants pour water into the vessels; a man in the background tastes the new wine. Exonarthex
#15030817

The wedding at Cana. Mary tells Jesus there is no wine left; servants pour...

The Wedding at Cana. From the narthex of Hagia Sophia, Trebizond. Around 1260
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The Wedding at Cana. From the narthex of Hagia Sophia, Trebizond....