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Missorium of Theodosius I, 388, Roman, silver and silver gilt, diam: 74 cm, weight: 15.35 kg, Madrid, Academia de la Historia.

This silver dish, most likely made in Constantinople, was meant to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Theodosius I’s…

Museum Description: “This marble sculpture is from the Temple of Mithras which once stood in the City. It shows Mithras plunging his dagger into the neck of a bull from whose blood sprang everlasting life. The inscription reads 'Ulpius Silvanus,…

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…

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…

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

Print, American, 1938

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,…

A mosaic from San Giovanni Evangelista, Ravenna

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…