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Historical Archive: Trees and other plants through the 7th century oak tree trunk well head with deposits, c.1000 BCE, Berlin-Lichterfelde, SMB. For detail see Berlin. robinia pseudoaccacia tree (American locust) planted in 1601 or 1602, said to be the oldest tree in Paris; with St. Julien le Pauvre, which has its own page. goat in tree, Ur c.2600 BCE, BM 1929,1017.1, which has its own page Standard of Ur, c. 2600-2400 BCE, BM ME 121201. This work has its own page. goat in tree, Ur c.2550-2450 BCE, Penn 30-12-702, which has its own page cylinder seal, ANE 1500-1300 BCE in 1970s mount, p.c., which has its own page myrtle wreath, gold, 6th c. BCE, Hermitage ГP-19706 myrtle wreath, gold, 4th-3rd c. BCE, SF 1967.7. For detail see SF. vine w. bow, stone mosaic, 2nd half of 1st c. BCE, ANAM. For other views see ANAM. lamp holder with lamps, bronze, probably modern replica of Roman from Pompeii, KM 0000.02.9864. This work has its own page. carnelian intaglio: stag, dog, tree; early Roman Imperial, HNM K. Kiss 23, which has its own page tree with bird, Roman sard intaglio, Christian?, BM, Dalton 532 pinecone fountain, Publius Cincius Salvius, 1st-2nd c. cast bronze on marble capital 227-29, peacocks 17th-20th c. copies of Roman, Vat. For other views see Vat. Reaper with bird, carnelian intaglio, 1st-6th c., Kelsey 26123, Bonner 122 Reaper, hematite intaglio, 1st-6th c., Taubman, Bonner 115 funerary altar of Julia Victorina from Rome, marble, 75-100 CE, Louvre "Thracian Horseman" funerary relief, marble, 2nd-3rd c. Macedonia, MFAB 50.962 sarcophagus with Bacchic procession, end: satyr with drum. Marble, c.150-200, KM 1981.03.0001. This work has its own page. Jonah sarcophagus, c.250-early 4th c., marble, Vat 31448, which has its own page Jonah asleep under a vine, Jonah Marbles, late 3rd c. central Turkey: This group has its own page. gourd vine: Jonah sarcophagus found between Ilminster and Bath, Eng., marble, c.300, BM 1957,1011.1. This work has its own page. gourd vine: glass bowl w. gold-glass, Cologne 4th c., BM 1881,0624.1, which has its own page serpent of Temptation, gold-glass, 4th c., Vat 60685 Adam denying blame, gold-glass, 4th c., Vat 60663 trees: glass bowl w. gold-glass, Cologne 4th c., BM 1881,0624.1, which has its own page with another tree Porphyry sarcophagus of Constantina (d.354), c.330-65, Vat 237. This work has its own page. hunt, Italy? c.350-400, bronze/silver/copper, Louvre Br 3448/MND 889. For full work see Louvre. Junius Bassus sarcophagus, c.359, marble, Vat Tesoro 31529.3.1-3, which has its own page with more trees Passion/tree sarcophagus: Cain and Abel, arrest of Peter, triumphant cross, arrest of Paul, Job; marble, Rome c.360, Vat 28591. For details see Vatican Museums. Shepherd sarcophagus from Catacomb of Praetextatus (Three Shepherds Sarcophagus; Christian?), marble c.370-400, Vat 31554 (ex 191A). This work has its own page. oak tree: Symmachorum ivory, late 4th to early 5th c., V&A 212-1865, which has its own page Lateran Baptistery, Rome, narthex, 5th c. The baptistery octagon and narthex have their own interior page. columns from La Daurade, Toulouse, 5th-6th c. marble, Louvre R.F. 2305, 2306. For details see Louvre. Christian pyxis, ivory, 5th-6th c., Bologna BIZ 2, which has its own page Resurrection/Ascension, ivory, c.400, BNM MA 157, which has its own page. Traditio Legis: sarcophagus from S. Giovanni Battista, Ravenna, marble, early 5th c., Ravenna Museo Nazionale 600. For additional views see Ravenna. Raising of Lazarus: sarcophagus from S. Giovanni Battista, Ravenna, marble, early 5th c., Ravenna Museo Nazionale 600. For additional views see Ravenna. pine tree: priestess at altar of Cybele (Nicomachorum ivory), early 5th c., Cluny Cl.17048. This work has its own page. sarcophagus (lid not original), Greek marble, mid 5th c., courtyard of San Vitale, Ravenna, inv. no. 368. For contiguous images see Ravenna. date palms: Ravenna, Orthodox baptistery, c.451-73. This work has its own pages. Arian Baptistry, Ravenna, late 5th to early 6th c. This work has its own page. Visitation and Annunciation to Anna, panels from an ivory diptych, Syria 6th c., Hermitage. Part of same object as Louvre OA 11149. Mary's Trial by Bitter Water, ivory, 6th c. eastern Mediterranean (Syria?), Louvre OA 11149. For full panel see Louvre. Part of same object as Hermitage Visitation/Annunciation to Anna. grave stone of Rignedrudis from the cemetery of Vochem in Brühl, limestone, 6th c., RLM 24453. For detail see RLM. slab of chancel screen, 6th c., Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna. This monument has its own page. Adam and Eve, ceramic, North Africa 6th c., BNM L.2014/6. For detail see BNM. Abraham and Isaac, limestone relief, 6th to 7th c., Pushkin SS. Agatha and Pelagia, north wall mosaic, early 6th c., Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna. This monument has its own page. Abraham and Isaac, presbytery mosaic, Ravenna, Church of San Vitale, 527-48. This work has its own interior and exterior pages. Cathedra of Maximian, ivory, 546-56, RavArchMus, which has its own page Sion treasure, c.550-75, silver, which has its own page two people flanking Tree of Life (cross?), bronze buckle fr. Marchélepot, c. 550-600, SMB MVFg Noli me Tangere: Byzantine marriage ring, gold/niello, 7th c., DO BZ.1947.15, which has its own page David and Goliath, Constantinople 629–30, Met 17.190.396, which has its own page with more flowers