High Cross of Muiredach (east face)

Who:  Hiberno-Saxon
What: High Cross of Muiredach (east face)
When:  923
Where: Monasterboice, Ireland
How: Sandstone

Utrecht Psalter

What: Utrecht Psalter
When: ca. 820-835
Where: Hautvillers, France
How:  Ink on vellum

Animal-head post

What:  Animal-head post
When:  ca. 825
Where: Oseberg, Norway
How: Wood

:Longitudinal section (top) and plan (bottom) of the abbey church of Saint Michael’s

What: Longitudinal section (top) and plan (bottom)
of the abbey church of Saint Michael’s
When: 1001–1031
Where: Hildesheim,Germany

Cross-inscribed carpet page

What: Cross-inscribed carpet page
When: , ca. 698–721
Where: Northumbria, England
How: Tempera on vellum

Column with reliefs illustrating the life of Christ

What: Column with reliefs illustrating the life of Christ
When: y, ca. 1015–1022
Where: Hildesheim, Germany
How: Bronze

Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne

What: Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne
When: 792-805
Where:  Aachen, German

Man (symbol of Saint Matthew)

What: Man (symbol of Saint Matthew)
When:  ca. 660–680
How: Ink and
tempera on parchment

Crucifix

What: Crucifix
When: ca. 970
How:  Painted wood

Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne

What: Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne
When:  ninth century
Where: Metz, France
How: Bronze

Great Mosque

What: Great Mosque
When: 706–715
Where: Syria

Pyxis of al-Mughira

What: Pyxis of al-Mughira
When: ca. 968
How: Ivory

Prayer hall of the Great Mosque

What: Prayer hall of the Great Mosque
When: 8th to 10th centuries
Where: Córdoba, Spain
Which: The Great Mosque has a hypostyle prayer hall with horseshoe-shaped arches adapted from Visigoths

Mausoleum

What: Mausoleum
When: Early 10th century

Mihrab

What: Mihrab
When: ca.1354
Where: Isfahan, Iran
How: Glazed mosaic tile work

Illuminated Tughra

What: Illuminated Tughra
When: ca. 1555–1560
Where: Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey
How: Ink, Paint, and Gold on Paper,

Plan of the Umayyad Palace

What: Plan of the Umayyad Palace
When: ca. 740–750
Why: Included elaborate bathing facilities, which were an inheritance from Roman influence

Muqarnas Dome

What: Muqarnas Dome
When: 1354–1391
Where: Granada, Spain

Aerial view of the Dome of the Rock

What: Aerial view of the Dome of the Rock
When: 687–692
Where: Jerusalem
Why: It was here that Muhammad began his miraculous journey to heaven.

Folio from the Blue Koran

What: Folio from the Blue Koran
When: 9th to mid-10th century
How: Ink, Gold, and Silver on Blue-Dyed Vellum

Christ as Pantokrator

What: Christ as Pantokrator
When: ca. 1090–1100
Where: Daphni, Greece
Why:  Refers to his role as the last judge of humankind

Throne of Maximianus

What: Throne of Maximianus
When:  ca. 546–556
How: Ivory and Wood

Christ as Savior of Souls

What: Christ as Savior of Souls
When: Early 14th Century (Late Byzantine)
How: Tempera, Linen, and Silver on Wood

Saint Michael the Archangel

What: Saint Michael the Archangel
When: Early Sixth Century
How: Ivory

Christ before Pilate

What: Christ before Pilate
When: Early Sixth Century

Theodora and Attendants

What: Theodora and Attendants
When: ca. 547 (Early Byzantine)
Where: Ravenna, Italy

Annunciation

What: Annunciation
When: Early 14th Century
How: Tempera and linen on wood

Saint Apollinaris Amid Sheep

What: Saint Apollinaris Amid Sheep
When: ca. 533-549
Where: Ravenna, Italy
How: Mosaic

Archangel Michael

What: Archangel Michael
When: Late 10th or early 11th Century
Where: Tesoro di San Marco, Venice. from Saint Mark’s Cathedral
How: Gold, Silver Gilt, and Cloisonné Enamel

Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George,

What: Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George,
When: Sixth or Early Seventh Century
How: Encaustic on wood

Katholikon

What: Katholikon
Where: Hosios Loukas, Greece

Aerial view of Hagia Sophia

What: Aerial view of Hagia Sophia
When: 532-537
Where: Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey,

Old Farmer of Corycus, folio 7 verso of the Vatican Vergil

What: Old Farmer of Corycus, folio 7 verso of the Vatican Vergil
When: ca, 400-420
How: Tempera on parchment

Christ as Sol Invictus

What: Christ as Sol Invictus
When: late third century
Where: Rome, Italy

Crucifixion

What: Crucifixion
When: ca. 432
Where: Santa Sabina, Rome, Italy

Orthodox Baptistery

What: Orthodox Baptistery
When: ca. 458
Where: Ravenna, Italy

Woman sacrificing at an alter

What: Woman sacrificing at an alter
When: ca. 400
How: Ivory

Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes mosaic

What: Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes mosaic
When: ca. 504
Where: Ravenna, Italy

Interior of Santa Sabina

What: Interior of Santa Sabina
When: 422-432
Where: Rome, Italy

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus

What: Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
When: ca. 359
Where: Rome, Italy
How: Marble

Restored cutaway view of the Christian community house

What: Restored cutaway view of the Christian community house
When: ca. 240-256
Where: Dura-Europos, Syria
Why: Gather for worship and to conduct important ceremonies
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Christ seated

What: Christ seated
When: ca. 350-375

Interior of Santa Costanza

What: Interior of Santa Costanza
When: ca. 337-351
Where: Rome, Italy
Why: Possibly built as the mausoleum of Constantine's daughter

Seated portrait of the Greek poet Menander

What: Seated portrait of the Greek poet Menander
When: ca. 62-79 CE.
Where; Pompeii, Italy

Pompey the Great

What: Pompey the Great
When: ca. 55-50 BCE

Mummy portrait of Serapis

What: Mummy portrait of Serapis
When: ca. 140-160 ce.
Where: Hawara (Faiyum), Egypt
How: encaustic on wood

Apollodorus of Damascus, Markets of Trajan

What: Apollodorus of Damascus, Markets of Trajan
When: ca. 100-112 ce
Where: Rome, Italy
Why: House both shops and administrative offices

Portrait of Livia

What; Portrait of Livia
When: early first century ce.
Where: Arsinoe, Egypt
How; Marble