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Synagogue, Torah Wall, Dura Europos, Syria. Ca. 250 CE

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House Church, Baptismal Room, Dura Europos, ca. 250 CE

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Christ as Helios, Tomb of the Julii, Vatican, late 3rd Century

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Good Shepard, Priscilla Catacombs, Rome, 2nd-4th century

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Three Youths in the Fiery Furnace, Priscilla Catacombs, Rome, 2nd-4th century

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Hercules Saving the Wife of Aclestic, Via Latina Catacombs, Rome, 3rd Century

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Jonah and Leviathan, Catacomb of Callixtus, 230-300 CE

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Santa Maria Antiqua Sarcophagus, c. 275 CE

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Colossal Statue of Constantine, 313, Rome

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Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine, Rome, c. 306-312

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Brescia Casket, Roman, c. 360-70

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Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, Rome, 359 CE

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Old St. Peter’s, Vatican. Constantinian foundation built 324-340.

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Sta Sabina, Rome, 432 (Interior)

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Doors showing scenes of the Life of Christ and the Old Testament, Sta Sabina, Rome, 432

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Resurrection and Ascension, Ivory Plaque, c. 400

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Sta Costanza, C. 350

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Mosaic showing portrait of Constanza, Sta. Costanza, 330.

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Sta. Costanza, 330.

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Sta. Costanza, 330.

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Mosaic with traditio legis (handing over the law)

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Sta. Costanza, 330.

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Christ giving keys to St. Peter

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Gold Belt Buckle, Sutton Hoo Ship Burial, Anglo-Saxon, 600 - 650

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Fuller Broach, Anglo Saxon, late 9th century

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Skellig Michael, Ireland, approx. 7th Century

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Evangelist portrait of Luke, Gospels of St. Augustine, late 6th century
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Carpet Page with Interlaced Animals, Book Of Durrow, 660-80, Hiberno-Saxon manuscript.
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Evangelist Symbol, Man (Matthew), Book Of Durrow, 660-80, Hiberno-Saxon manuscript.
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Portrait of Ezra, folio 5r of the Old Testament, Codex Amiatinus, c. 700, Northern England.
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Matthew the Evangelist Lindisfarne Gospels, 710-21
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Carpet Page Lindisfarne Gospels, 710-21
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Chi Rho Iota from the Book of Matthew, Book of Kells, c. 800. Hiberno-Saxon
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Virgin and Child from the Book of Kells, c. 800. Hiberno-Saxon
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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna Italy, ca. 425-50
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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna Italy, ca. 425-50 mosaics featuring St. Lawrence and Prophets
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Orthodox Baptistry, Ravenna, c. 450-500
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Orthodox Baptistry, Ravenna, c. 450-500 Interior mosaics
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Orthodox Baptistry, Ravenna, c. 450-500 Interior mosaics
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Orthodox Baptistry, Ravenna, c. 450-500 Interior mosaics
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Orthodox Baptistry, Ravenna, c. 450-500 Interior mosaics
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Arian Baptistry, Ravenna, C. 500
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Arian Baptistry, Ravenna, C. 500 Interior mosaics
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Sant’ Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, c. 500
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Sant’ Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, c. 500 Interior mosaic, left lateral wall mosaic
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Sant’ Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, c. 500 Interior mosaic, left lateral wall
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Sant’ Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, c. 500 Interior mosaic, right lateral wall
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Sant’ Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, c. 500 Interior mosaic, right lateral wall
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San Vitale, Ravenna, 527-547
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San Vitale, Ravenna, 527-547 Interior plan
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San Vitale, Ravenna, 527-547 Interior
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San Vitale, Ravenna, 527-547 Aspe mosaics
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San Vitale, Ravenna, 527-547 Aspe mosaics
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San Vitale, Ravenna, 527-547 Interior mosaic Procession of Justinian
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San Vitale, Ravenna, 527-547 Interior mosaic Procession of Theodora
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San Vitale, Ravenna, 527-547 Interior Mosaic Dome of the apse
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Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 691-2
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Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 691-2 Interior
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Umayyad Mosque of Damascus, Syria, 706-15
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Umayyad Mosque of Damascus, Syria, 706-15 Courtyard
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Umayyad Mosque of Damascus, Syria, 706-15 Courtyard mosaic
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Great Mosque of Cordoba, 784-86 Hypostyle hall
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Great Mosque of Cordoba, 784-86 1. Hypostyle hall 2. Exterior
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Great Mosque of Cordoba, 784-86 Mihrab entrance
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Blue Qur’an, Tunisia, 9th-10th centuries
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Prayer niche, Iran, 1354-49
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Bihzad, Yusuf Escaping Zuleykha’s Embrace, 1488
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Magius and Emeterius, Scribe and Miniaturist at Work in the Tower Workshop of Tábara. Illustration in the Beatus of Liébana, Commentaries on the Apocalypse, 970.
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Define Basilica
a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse, used in ancient Rome as a court of law or for public assemblies.
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Define nave
the central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation.
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Define transept
(in a cross-shaped church) either of the two parts forming the arms of the cross shape, projecting at right angles from the nave.
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Define apse
a large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched or with a domed roof, typically at the eastern end, and usually containing the altar.
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Define relic
a part of a deceased holy person's body or belongings kept as an object of reverence.
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Define martyr
somoene who suffers perscution because of their religious beliefs
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Define pilgrimage
going on a long journey, typically to a place that contains a relic
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Define spolia
repurposed building stone for new construction, or decorative sculpture reused in new monuments Constantinian repurposed many Roman buildings to fit Christian regime (i.e. basilica)
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Define codex
an ancient manuscript text in book form
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Define cloisonné
decorative work in which enamel, glass, or gemstones are separated by strips of flattened wire placed edgeways on a metal backing.
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Define hybrid
figures that have mulitple pars that are representations of different animals typically displaying humanistic and animalistic features
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Define animal interlace
bands or portions of other motifs are looped, braided, and knotted in complex geometric patterns, often to fill a space
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Define minarette
a type of tower typically found built into or adjacent to mosques. has many purposes, main use is for Muslim call to player
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Define Mihrab
a niche in the wall of a mosque, at the point nearest to Mecca, toward which the congregation faces to pray.
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Define Qibla
the direction of the Kaaba (the sacred building at Mecca), to which Muslims turn at prayer.
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Define tessellation
the tiling of a plane using one or more geometric shapes, called tiles, with no overlaps and no gaps. prominent in muslim art
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Define horseshoe arch

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