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This silver plaque is a precious record of the worship of stylite saints in the eastern Mediterranean in the 6th and 7th centuries. It was originally part of the treasure of the church of Ma'arrat an Numan, Syria. The decoration, figured in relief,…

This plate was found in Siberia. The central scene shows the Ascension of Alexander the Great, surrounded by decorative imagery and motifs. This story was popular in Byzantine and Romanesque art, as well as in Islamic Art in Asia Minor.

Paper banknote. (whole)
Portrait of Andrew Jackson at centre obliterated by ink overstamp portrait of Harriet Tubman; eagle in background to left, wings spread, head right; inscription to right: black, green and blue print on cream background.…

This sculpture group depicts the Four Tetrarchs, the four rulers of the Roman Empire as established by Diocletian. The rulers were divided into two groups: the augusti (Diocletian and Maximian) and the caesares (Galerius and Constantius I). There is…

From the Queen Keran Gospels, this signed manuscript is one of seven examples that were signed by the illuminator, Toros Roslin, although there are additional, unsigned, manuscripts that have also been attributed to him.

Additional images here (in…