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Aerial view of mosaic in context, showing Synagogue at north, Byzantine Shops, northern foundation of monumental arch, street paving, and fallen blocks of monumental arch.

DESCRIPTION
Partly damaged mosaic inscription in a tabula ansata.

INSCRIPTION LANGUAGE
Greek
INSCRIPTION TEXT
Ἐκεντήθη ὁ ἔ̣[μ]βολο̣ς̣
ἐπὶ Φλ(αβίου) Μαιονίου τοῦ
3 μεγαλο[π]ρ(επεστάτου) κόμ(ητος) κ(αὶ) ὑπατικοῦ.
INSCRIPTION…

DESCRIPTION
Mosaic inscription in a square frame.

INSCRIPTION TYPE
Religious Inscription

INSCRIPTION LANGUAGE
Greek

INSCRIPTION TEXT
Εὐχὴ
[Σ]α̣μοῆ ἱε-
[ρ]έω̣ς κὲ σο-
4 φοδιδασ-
κάλου.

INSCRIPTION TRANSLATION
“Vow…

A mosaic from San Giovanni Evangelista, Ravenna

The “Money Map of Africa” compounds many of Smith’s ideas relating to money. The images and cultural symbols on the banknotes are significant and can give an indication of the economy of a given country. First world countries may show inventors,…

Print, American, 1938

The register states: "Presented by the late Emperor of China" (to Captain Warre ?).

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 scale model of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The model consists of 16 separate pieces that can be disassembled.
Olive wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl and bone.

Still standing in Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher…