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Denomination: bronze coin
Date(s): 145-135 BCE
Issuer/creator: Lysias
Material: copper alloy
[Greek Gospels]
McLeish, Charles (1949-); Watson, Thomas Edward (1851-1921); Watson, Geoffrey (1897-1961); Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998); Spittle, Stanley Denys Trevor
10th century
Manuscript in Greek Minuscule on parchment, containing the text of the Gospels, with lectionary divisions in margins. Imperfect: wanting numerous leaves and with some sections of the text supplied lat...
Decorated incipit word (fol. 3r)
[ca. 1140-1160]
Large initial 'A' decorated with stylised fan-shaped leaves and curved pen lines, in green, red and blue, followed by the remaining letters of the incipit word 'APOCALIPSIS' in blue and red.
wreath fragment
1200-1100 BCE
Part of a wreath taken from the mummy of Ramses II. Ramses II died in 1213BCE, but his mummy was moved after his death and the wreathes found on in his coffin are believed to have been added at a lat...
roundel
4th Century
Coptic hand woven linen textile with leaf/fan shaped motif. There is delicate interlace embroidery on the surface in dark blue wool. The motif appears to be surrounded by vine leaves, a common design....
Denomination: denarius
Date(s): 116-15 BCE
Issuer/creator: Marcus Sergius Silus
Place: Rome
Material: silver