Transcript Slide 1

Early Christian
Sarcophagus of Junius
Bassus
c. 359 A.D.
Marble
3'10" x 8'
Vatican Grottoes, Rome
Encaustic panel painting of
Madonna and Child, flanked by
Saints Theodore and George and
two angels. Perhaps made in
Constantinople at beg. 7th c. A.D.
(Sinai: St. Katherine's Monastery).
68.5 x 48 cm. Frontal saints are
intense and flatened. The angels are
more impressionistic. The style
therefore adapts to the three levels
of reality.
Miniature from the Four
Gospels: Saint Mathew. Reims
school, 845-882 (New York:
Morgan Library M.728 f.14 v.).
The Four Gospels were
produced under the rule of
Archbishop Hincmar of Reims
(845-882), Europe's most
powerful politician in the ninth
century.
Throne of
Dagobert.
7th c. A.D.
(B.N. Cab des
Médailles).
Moses at the Well of Be‘er,
detail ofthe wall-painting
from the Synagogue at
Dura.
Image from
the
Book of
Kells, a
Celtic
illuminated
manuscript
of the
Gospel, c.
800 AD
Capital, 10th century
Spain, probably Madinat al-Zahra’
Carved marble; H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm),
Gr. W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Belt Buckle, Buckle Counter Plate,
and Back Plate, 675–725
Frankish; Found in Niederbreisig,
western Germany
Iron with silver inlays; 4 3/8 in. (11.2
cm)
Horse Bit, 600–800
Visigothic or Byzantine
Iron inlaid with copper alloy, gold, and
silver; 7 x 11 3/4 in. (17.8 x 29.8 cm)
Tomb Plaque, 400–800
Byzantine or Visigothic; Probably
made in Spain
Terracotta; 12 3/4 x 8 7/16 x 2 1/16
in. (32.4 x 21.4 x 5.2 cm)
Inscribed: BRACA RIVI/VASCUM
TUIS
Tomb Plaque, 400–800
Byzantine or Visigothic; Probably
made in Spain
Terracotta; 12 3/4 x 8 7/16 x 2 1/16
in. (32.4 x 21.4 x 5.2 cm)
Inscribed: BRACA RIVI/VASCUM
TUIS
Viking Relief
carving
c. 500-800 AD
Byzantine
Hagia Sophia (Church of
the Holy Wisdom)
532-537 A.D.
Constantinople
Byzantine
Detail - EmpressTheodora
and Her Attendants
Mosaic
San Vitale
(church 526-547)
Byzantine
San Vitale (church)
Ravenna, Italy
526-547 A.D.