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An honorary arch of Augustus (built 1st century BCE), Tarraco.

393 CE

This is a fragment of a staff, possibly a crozier, found in a Viking grave in Norway. The fragment was a taken in a raid and then used as jewelry by the Vikings, broken off from a main staff. It is estimated to date from Northern Britain in the late…

This is a fragment from a chalice found from excavations at a 6th Century church near Vindolanda, a Roman Fort close to Hadrian’s wall. The chalice itself dates to around the 5th century. The fragment is covered in graffiti, which has a negative…

This is a fragment from a chalice found from excavations at a 6th Century church near Vindolanda, a Roman Fort close to Hadrian’s wall. The chalice itself dates to around the 5th century. The fragment is covered in graffiti, which has a negative…

A mosaic from San Giovanni Evangelista, Ravenna

c. 547 mosaic showing Byzantine emperor Justinian and his retinue from the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna.

Late 5th century mosaic showing the Baptism of Jesus by St John the Baptist in the Baptistry of Neon (Neonian Baptistry) in Ravenna.

Late 5th early 6th century mosaic from the Arian Baptistry in Ravenna showing the Baptism of Jesus by St John the Baptist

This 20th century French drawing illustrates how different generations and societies have illustrated and perceived the Arch in Roman surroundings within the last couple of centuries