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This bowl features two circles of text.

Northern Italian

This histamenon is a struck gold coin minted in Constantinople under the Byzantine emperor Constantine IX (r. 1042 - 1055). On the obverse is a depiction of Christ the Pantocrator shown with a cross nimbus and hand raised in blessing. On the reverse…

A struck silver coin from the Byzantine period made around 1068-1071. Depicts the emperor Romanos IV on one side and the Virgin on the other.

This image is taken from the inside of the great mosque at Cordoba.

A Byzantine Lead seal with a depiction of a griffin facing left on the obverse. On the reverse is a prayer commonly found on all lead seals belonging to the kommerkiarios.

A Byzantine Lead seal with a depiction of a griffin facing left on the obverse. On the reverse is a prayer commonly found on all lead seals belonging to the kommerkiarios.

A 10th century Byzantine Lead Seal created by an individual named Demetrios. On the obverse of the seal is a winged lion with its head turned three-quarters to the front. On the reverse of the seal is a personal incantation.

This image is taken from within the Dome of the Rock. Most of the image centers on a complex mosaic. On top, however, we can see a Kufic inscription.

This is an Italian plaque from the late fourteenth century depicting the Man of Sorrows.