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Tintoretto: Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 1545 CE, oil on canvas, Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

A memorial Armenian cross-stone or khachkar, Vagharshapat, Armenia. 10th century CE.

Silver penny of Alfred the Great (r. 871-899 CE), minted in Wessex. British Museum, London

Dating to 600-900 CE, this child's woolen tunic is dyed in purple, red-brown and green, with decorative fringes. Measures 89 x 101 cm. From an article by Alzahraa K. Ahmed, at https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/family-and-children...

Made in Byzantine Egypt between 580-640 CE, this wood and iron spindle measures 34.2 x 8.1 cm overall, with the whorl measuring 2.7 x 8.1 cm.

This toy figure carved in bone dates to the 6th-9th century CE. Measures 60 x 26 x 7 mm. From an article by Alzahraa K. Ahmed, at https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/family-and-children...

Medieval windows at Armenia's Tatev Monastery.

This memorial khachkar can be found at the medieval Tatev Monastery in Armenia.

Gregory of Tatev (1346-c. 1410 CE) or "Grigor Tatevatsi" was an Armenian philosopher, poet, theologian, and painter who was cannonized by the Armenian Apostolic Church. While he was an abbot at Tatev, he oversaw a flowering of learning and...

This is the high altar at the Church of St. Pogos and Petros at Tatev Monastery in Armenia. This church dates from the end of the 9th century CE.