Posted on August 2, 2020A monkey, apparently working as a bird-catcher, picks bananas with a stick in a Byzantine mosaic from the imperial residence in Constantinople, circa 6th century CE. Now held at the Great Palace Mosaic Museum, Istanbul, Turkey. birdmosaicpalaceSource: i.redd.it
Posted on July 28, 2020A Beautiful Landscape Of The Pigeon Valley, Cappadocia…. beautifullandscapevalleySource: i.redd.it
Posted on July 27, 2020Sarcophagus associated with Irene of Hungary, Byzantine Empress from 1104-1134. It is made of serpentinite breccia, or "Thessalian marble," a mineral composite widely used for decorative facing in antiquity. The lid’s cross-disc indicates original use in the 6th century. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. MarblemineralSource: i.redd.it
