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14th-century CE manuscript of Marie de France's Yonec. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Manuscrits (fr. 24432)

Marie de France (wrote c. 1160-1215 CE), from an illuminated manuscript now in the Bibliothèque nationale de France: BnF, Arsenal Library, Ms. 3142 fol. 256.

The ruins of the North Church at Old Dongola, Sudan. 13th century CE.

Muslim qubba tombs near Old Dongola, Sudan. 17th century CE.

The Church of the Granite Columns at Old Dongola, Sudan, 7th century.

Two couples - Paris & Helen, Tristan & Iseult by Giovanni dal Ponte (1385–1438 CE) Czartoryski Museum

Illuminated manuscript depicting the story of Tristan and Iseult. c. 1450-1500 CE. Condé Museum, Ms. 645-647, f.234 recto

A cast brass manilla from Nigeria, used as a currency in the kingdom of Benin (13th-19th century CE) and other West African states. Width: 6 cms. (British Museum, London)

Fresco found in the Catacombs of Priscilla, Rome, Italy and dated to 250 CE. It shows a woman wearing a rich purple garment and a veil, with her hands raised in the position used by priests for public worship

The Good Shepherd fresco in the Catacombs of Priscilla (Rome) and dated to c. 225 CE.