Images

A glazed stone tray, 12th century CE, Jin Dynasty. (Museum of Asian Art, Corfu)

A burial vessel in the form of a flower, Sancal ware, mid-8th century CE, T'ang Dynasty. (Museum of Asian Art, Corfu)

Korean Buddhist philosopher Won Hyo (617-686 CE)

Carpet mosaic depicting Temple facade with Torah Ark dating to the 4th century CE. Excavated at Khirbet es-Samarah. Currently housed in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

The oldest known synagogue mosaic with figurative motifs, this scene depicts a battle between a giant and soldiers armed with swords, shields, and lances. The soldiers are depicted as either wounded or dead. At the edge of the mosaic a cavalryman...

This dedicatory building inscription was excavated near the Temple Mount and dates to the First Century BCE. An important find, it demonstrates that synagogues existed before the destruction of the Temple. Although they existed during that...

The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, 70 CE, Oil on canvas. Painter: David Roberts, c. 1850 CE

Mound of the Hostages, Hill of Tara, County Meath, Ireland, Neolithic era.

Statue of St. Patrick, Hill of Tara, County Meath, Ireland. Erected 2000 CE.

Gilded bronze figurine of Shrikantha Kamakala (Shiva) & Parvati. Nepal, 14th-18th century CE. (Museum of Asian Art, Corfu)