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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 mosaic was revealed during the works in palazzo Diotallevi, Rimini. It is placed at the triclinium of the palace. The scene represents its domus: entry of the ships in the port of Rimini.

View of a rectangular baptismal font with columns and capitals

View of a rectangular baptismal font with columns and a capital

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…

Ethiopian processional cross decorated with Christian scenes, such as the Crucifixion, the Entombment, the Resurrection of Christ and angels.

Ethiopian processional cross decorated with Christian scenes, such as the Crucifixion, the Entombment, the Resurrection of Christ and angels.

Square thermal pool with a floor made in opus sectile

The so-called Palace of Theodoric, detail of the front.
"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…

Map of the Byzantine city with walls, harbour, citadel and fort

Floor plan of a church, divided in three naves with a semi-circular apse, diakonikon and prothesis.

Mosaic floor with a peacock and part of a second animal (legs)

Ethiopian processional cross decorated with Christian motifs, such as the Virgin with her Son, Saint George and the Dragon, Saint Täklä Haymanot, an unidentified figure and angels.

View of the presbyterium, with the colonnades and columns of the ciborium

View of the presbyterium, with the colonnades and columns of the ciborium

Lid of silver capsella decorated with an unidentified martyr between two candelabra. The figure holds a crown in his hands, and he is crowned by the divine hand of God descending from the sky.

View of the central nave with colonnades from the South Nave

View of the central nave with colonnades from the South Nave

Silver capsella decorated with embossed Christian motifs. One side of the box depicts a group of sheep moving towards a lamb. The lamb carries a cross on the back (thus symbolizing Christ).

Reconstruction of the Palace of the Dux, with an atrium and a room with an apse