Images, alphabetical by letter P
Total of 11 image(s)
Images, alphabetical by letter PTotal of 11 image(s) « Previous Image | Next Image » Paray-le-Monial: Nave & ChoirProvenance: Burgundy, France « Previous Image | Next Image » Parthenon at AthensThe Parthenon was built to house the statue of Pallas Athena on the Acropolis in classical Greece. Provenance: Athens, Greece « Previous Image | Next Image » Parthenon of AthensThe Parthenon was built to house the statue of Pallas Athena on the Acropolis in classical Greece. Provenance: Athens, Greece « Previous Image | Next Image » Parthenon of AthensA view of the Parthenon from behind columns Provenance: Athens, Greece « Previous Image | Next Image » Pipin reliquaryAnother presumably Carolingian reliquary, depicting or belonging to Pipin of Aquitaine. Located at Conques, originally from Oldenburg, Germany. Provenance: Conques, Germany « Previous Image | Next Image » Portrait Mosiac of St. ApollinarisPortrait Mosaic of Saint Apollinaris at the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna Provenance: Ravenna, Italy Purse Lid from Sutton HooPurse lid from Sutton Hoo, discovered in the burial chamber of the ship. The purse lid is decorated with gold and garnet cloisonne. Among the images depicted on the purse lid is the image of a man standing between two wolves and the image of an eagle. Both the wolf and the eagle were Anglo-Saxon representations of strength and courage. Though the leather backing of the purse had already rotted away, the purse lid was found with 37 coins, which were crucial in dating the artifact. Provenance: Sutton Hoo, England |
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