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Museum Description: “Gilt copper alloy belt mount, cast: rectangular, inlaid with square and lentoid garnets; and chip-carved Style I animals in angles; rivets in corners.”

Late 5th century mosaic showing the Baptism of Jesus by St John the Baptist in the Baptistry of Neon (Neonian Baptistry) in Ravenna.

Late 5th early 6th century mosaic from the Arian Baptistry in Ravenna showing the Baptism of Jesus by St John the Baptist

This image shows the scene of Christ's body lying in the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

Obv.: Bust of Hadrian, draped, head bare to r. r.
Rev.: Hadrian, on horse pacing r., raising r. hand

Obv.: Bust of Sabina, draped, r., hair falling in plait down neck: it is waved at back and rises in crest over stephane above diadem
Rev.: Concordia, seated on throne, holding patera in r. hand, resting elbow on a statuette of Spes on a low base;…

Obv.: Bust of Faustina, draped, to r., hair elaborately dressed in horizontal waves at the front, and coiled up in a bun, pearl diadem;
Rev.: Venus, standing, facng l., holding apple in r. hand, and a rudder set on dolphin, which coils around it

Obv.: Laureate bust of Diocletian to r.

Rev.: Emperor laureate, togate, standing facing l., holding globe in r. hand and long stick in l.

obverse: Bust of Aurelian; reverse: Victory; star