Royal Ontario Museum Post Roman Era Photos

The ROM displays mosaic, glass, ceramic & Christian art from the post-Roman world of the Mediterranean & Middle Eastern areas.

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Floor mosaic with allegory representing life & easy living from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Floor mosaic with goddess Artemis from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Floor mosaic with hound chasing hare from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Floor mosaic with tiger from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Floor mosaic with allegory representing life & easy living (c350-400 CE) from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Floor mosaic with goddess Artemis (c400-500 CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Floor mosaic with hound chasing hare (c500-600 CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Floor mosaic with tiger (c500-600 CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Byzantine floor mosaic with rooster surrounded by grapes & geometric patterns from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Glass urn with cremated ashes & ceramic outer container from Ventimiglia, Italy at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Collection of late Roman & early Byzantine glass at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Mould-made glass bowl from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Byzantine floor mosaic with rooster surrounded by grapes & geometric patterns (325-350 CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Glass urn with cremated ashes & ceramic outer container (c50 CE) from Ventimiglia, Italy at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Collection of late Roman & early Byzantine glass (300-600 CE) at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Mould-made glass bowl (100 BCE - 25 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Pair of mould-made glass "millefiori" bowls from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Pillar molded glass ribbed bowls from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blue glass flasks from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Glass beakers from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Pair of mould-made glass "millefiori" bowls (1- 50 CE) from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Pillar molded glass ribbed bowls (25-125 CE) from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blue glass flasks (25-125 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Glass beakers (50-100 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Glass Sidonian flasks blown into mold from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Core-would glass amphoriskos from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Glass flagons from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Glass snake-thread flask from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Glass Sidonian flasks blown into mold (50-100 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Core-would glass amphoriskos (c100 BCE) from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Glass flagons (100-325 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Glass snake-thread flask (c200 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Glass flagon from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Iridescent glass bottles from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Iridescent glass bowl from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Glass Sidonian head blown into mold from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Glass flagon (200-300 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Iridescent glass bottles (100-225 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Iridescent glass bowl (200-300 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Glass Sidonian head blown into mold (200-300 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Blown glass flask from Syria & flagon from Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass flagon from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass flask from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass flask from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Blown glass flask (200-300 CE) from Syria & flagon (275-325 CE) from Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass flagon (275-325 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass flask (275-350 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass flask (350-400 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Blown glass flagon from Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass flasks from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Glass double or quadruple flasks for cosmetics from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass jar from Palestine & jug from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Blown glass flagon (350-425 CE) from Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass flasks (350-400 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Glass double or quadruple flasks for cosmetics (400 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass jar (350-400 CE) from Palestine & jug (350-450 CE) from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Blown glass lamps from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass goblets & beaker from Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware bowl featuring beast from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Footed bowl engraved with standing man from Cyprus at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Blown glass lamps (350-400 CE) from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass goblets & beaker (350-500 CE) from Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware bowl featuring beast (1100-1200 CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Footed bowl engraved with standing man (1200-1300 CE) from Cyprus at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Pedestal cup engraved with leaves & wavy lines from Cyprus at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Bowl engraved with rosette from Cyprus at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Footed cup engraved with human head in profile from Cyprus at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass jar with trailed decoration from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Pedestal cup engraved with leaves & wavy lines (1200-1300 CE) from Cyprus at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Bowl engraved with rosette (1200-1300 CE) from Cyprus at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Footed cup engraved with human head in profile (1200-1300 CE) from Cyprus at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Blown glass jar with trailed decoration (400-500 CE) from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Bronze lamp in form of dove from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware Pilgrim flask shows arches of shrine in Palestine & 3 flasks to carry curative holy water from martyred St Menas shrine at Abu Mena, Egypt at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Gilded glass medallion show Christ as youth from Rome & bronze Reliquary Crucifix from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Gilt silver disk with repoussé design of St Peter surrounded by doves from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Bronze lamp in form of dove (400-600 CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware Pilgrim flask shows arches of shrine in Palestine (500-600 CE) & 3 flasks to carry curative holy water from martyred St Menas shrine at Abu Mena, Egypt (550-700 CE) at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Gilded glass medallion show Christ as youth (300-400 CE) from Rome & bronze Reliquary Crucifix (900-1000 CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Gilt silver disk with repoussé design of St Peter surrounded by doves (600-700 CE) from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
St John of Damascus tempera painting from Crete at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Sts Basil, John Chrysostom, & Gregory Nazianzus tempera painting from Northern Greece at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Mary, Jesus & John Baptist over array of nine Saints tempera painting from Greece at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
St John of Damascus tempera painting (1550-1600) from Crete at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Sts Basil, John Chrysostom, & Gregory Nazianzus tempera painting (1625-1725) from Northern Greece at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Mary, Jesus & John Baptist over array of nine Saints tempera painting (1750-1800) from Greece at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
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