![Floor mosaic with allegory representing life & easy living from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1333.JPG) | ![Floor mosaic with goddess Artemis from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1335.JPG) | ![Floor mosaic with hound chasing hare from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1337.JPG) | ![Floor mosaic with tiger from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1338.JPG) |
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.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1339.JPG) | ![Glass urn with cremated ashes & ceramic outer container from Ventimiglia, Italy at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1341.JPG) | ![Collection of late Roman & early Byzantine glass at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1343.JPG) | ![Mould-made glass bowl from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1345.JPG) |
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.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1347.JPG) | ![Pillar molded glass ribbed bowls from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1349.JPG) | ![Blue glass flasks from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1351.JPG) | ![Glass beakers from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1353.JPG) |
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.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1355.JPG) | ![Core-would glass amphoriskos from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1357.JPG) | ![Glass flagons from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1359.JPG) | ![Glass snake-thread flask from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1361.JPG) |
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.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1363.JPG) | ![Iridescent glass bottles from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1365.JPG) | ![Iridescent glass bowl from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1367.JPG) | ![Glass Sidonian head blown into mold from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1369.JPG) |
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.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1371.JPG) | ![Blown glass flagon from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1373.JPG) | ![Blown glass flask from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1375.JPG) | ![Blown glass flask from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1377.JPG) |
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.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1379.JPG) | ![Blown glass flasks from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1381.JPG) | ![Glass double or quadruple flasks for cosmetics from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1383.JPG) | ![Blown glass jar from Palestine & jug from Syria or Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1385.JPG) |
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.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1387.JPG) | ![Blown glass goblets & beaker from Palestine at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1389.JPG) | ![Earthenware bowl featuring beast from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1441.JPG) | ![Footed bowl engraved with standing man from Cyprus at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1443.JPG) |
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.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1445.JPG) | ![Bowl engraved with rosette from Cyprus at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1447.JPG) | ![Footed cup engraved with human head in profile from Cyprus at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1449.JPG) | ![Blown glass jar with trailed decoration from Syria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1391.JPG) |
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.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1411.JPG) | ![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.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1413.JPG) | ![Gilded glass medallion show Christ as youth from Rome & bronze Reliquary Crucifix from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1415.JPG) | ![Gilt silver disk with repoussé design of St Peter surrounded by doves from Eastern Mediterranean at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1417.JPG) |
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.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1421.JPG) | ![Sts Basil, John Chrysostom, & Gregory Nazianzus tempera painting from Northern Greece at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1423.JPG) | ![Mary, Jesus & John Baptist over array of nine Saints tempera painting from Greece at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.](/t/CDNON/ONTR1425.JPG) |
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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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