Silver thurible adorned with scenes from the New Testament (from the left, the Nativity and Annunciation). The upper rim bears a niello inscription, with the donor's name: "To Virgin Mary, Mother of God, from Euthychianus, most humble Bishop".
Balustrade of galleries, featuring three square panels with zoomorphic and phytomorphic decorative patterns. Left and right panels depict two facing winged griffins leaning on a plant; the central panel bears vine scrolls springing from a kantharos.…
Front of an Early Byzantine marble sarcophagus, probably of Ravennate production, reused as an altar front. The relief decoration features a Christogram in a clipeus in the middle, flanked by two symmetrical peacocks and two blooming trees (or…
Silver capsella decorated with embossed Christian motifs. One side of the box depicts a group of sheep moving towards a lamb at the centre. The lamb carries a cross on the back. On the lid, a standing anonymous martyr between two candelabra holds a…
The so-called Palace of Theodoric in Ravenna, external view.
"So-called Palace of Theodoric" is the name given to the remains of a building dating back to the 7th and 8th centuries and whose interpretation is uncertain. Currently the most accepted…
The so-called Palace of Theodoric in Ravenna, external view.
"So-called Palace of Theodoric" is the name given to the remains of a building dating back to the 7th and 8th centuries and whose interpretation is uncertain. Currently the most accepted…
The so-called Palace of Theodoric in Ravenna, external view.
"So-called Palace of Theodoric" is the name given to the remains of a building dating back to the 7th and 8th centuries and whose interpretation is uncertain. Currently the most accepted…