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Christ driving the money changers from the temple. Interior of the Temple of Jerusalem with Christ beating a money changer with a whip made out of cords at centre, a man fallen over a table and and a tied lamb in foreground, a boy with a bird cage…

This ceiling mosaic in Mausoleum M, the Tomb of the Julii, in the Vatican Necropolis underneath St. Peter’s Basilica, has been interpreted as depicting Christ as Sol Invictus (Unconquered Sun), the sun god of the later Roman Empire. Sol Invictus came…

Inscription content: 開元通寶
Inscription transliteration: Kaiyuan tongbao

Six-character inscription giving name of banknote across the top. Below this a border of dragons. At the centre is an illustration of 1000 coins (strung as 10 groups of 100 coins). The two-character inscription above this gives the denomination;…

This small, largely intact tunic features added decorative elements in tapestry weave and embroidery on a brown ground; there is significant soiling throughout the fabric. The neckline and sleeves of the tunic feature remnants of tapestry-woven…