Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, marble, ca. 359

Woman sacrificing at an altar, right leaf of the diptych of the Nicomachi and the Symmachi, ivory, ca. 400

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, ca. 425

Christ as the Good Shepherd, mosaic from the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, ca. 425

Suicide of Judas and Crucifixion, plaque from a box, ivory, early 5th century

Panel with an emperor (most likely Justinian) on horseback (Barberini Ivory), ivory, mid-6th century

Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus, Hagia Sophia, Constantinople/Istanbul, 532–537

Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus, Hagia Sophia, Constantinople/Istanbul, 532–537

Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, 526–547

Justinian, Bishop Maximianus, and attendants, mosaic in the apse of San Vitale, Ravenna, ca. 547

Theodora and attendants, mosaic in the apse of San Vitale, Ravenna, ca

Transfiguration of Christ, apse mosaic, Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinai, ca. 548–565

Icon of Christ, encaustic on wood, 6th century

Icon of the Virgin of Vladimir, late 11th or early 12th century, with later repainting, tempera on wood

Andrei Rublyev, Three Angels (Old Testament Trinity), tempera on wood, ca. 1410