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Northern Italian

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 is a bronze/copper alloy lamp/censer with five scenes from the life of Christ: the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Baptism, the Crucifixion, and the Women at the Tomb.

This is a fourteenth-century panel painting by Roberto Oderisi of Naples depicting the Man of Sorrows and the Arma Christi.

A 10th century lead seal of the Byzantine Period. The obverse of the has a depiction of an athlete wearing a crown. The reverse has an inscription written in Greek.

This folio contains part of Chapter 49, Verse 15, and the entirety of Verse 16. In the descriptions below we simply refer to it as "the 49:16 folio."

A 10th century lead seal of the Byzantine Period. On the obverse of the seal is a peacock standing facing forward with its wings and tail outspread. On the obverse of the seal is an inscription written in Greek in the same format as most most…

An 11th century lead seal of the Byzantine Period. On the obverse of the seal is a bust of Saint Nicholas blessing with his right and his left hand holding a book. On the reverse of the seal is an inscription written in Greek

A 10th century Byzantine Lead Seal. On the obverse of the Seal is a male saint ( presumably St. Nestor) with head bowed and turned forward, a sword before him; he gestures toward a saint (presumably St. Demetrios), dressed in a robe, his right hand…

This is an Early Byzantine struck bronze coin depicting emperor Justinian I holding the cross. Like countless other rulers, he justifies his power by posing himself with a holy object. This coin dates to the sixth century, so we know that the…