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Uncertain translucent color; trail and pontil pad in opaque brownish red.

Thick, outsplayed rim, folded over, in, and pressed down into mouth; very short, concave, cylindrical neck; globular body; kick in bottom, with traces of pontil…

The inscription along the outer rim of this glass lamp reads (in translation from the original Greek): "Saint Panteleimon, protect thy servant, Zacharias, Archbishop of Iberia, Amen." Iberia, in this case, refers to Georgia.

This ornamental cup bears a Greek inscription reading: “and for years to come!” It was found in Brsljin, Slovenia.

Vermeer, but better

This object is often discussed and debated by scholars, and is one of the most famous items brought to Venice after the sack of Constantinople in 1204. The seven medallions show figures from mythology, and both the interior of the rim and the…

A hand basin showing the arms of the Latin Kings of Jerusalem.

The Arch of Galerius was built between 298 and 299 and dedicated in 303 to celebrate his victory at the Battle of Satala and the capture of Ctesiphon. In this detail, Galerius (at left) is shown attacking Narseh (or Narses, at right). Narseh was the…

This face of the ampulla shows the two saints, George and Demetrios