12th Collection (page 12)

Byzantine art. Tree of life between two sphinxes treading a deer. Relief. 12th century. Byzantine Museum. Athens. Greece. Date: 20070529

Medieval coins. Left: Diner quatern. Reign of Alfonso I of C
Medieval coins. 12th-13th century. Left: Diner quatern. Minted in Barcelona. Reverse. Reign of Alfonso I of Catalonia(1162-1196). Right: Diner Doblenc. Minted in Barcelona. Reverse

Spain. Catalonia. Province of Lleida. Templar castle of Gardeny. 12th century. Ruins

Israel. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Golgotha altar. Greek Altar. Greek chapel at Calvary

Israel. Jerusalem. Church of Saint Anne. Old City. Exterior
Israel. Jerusalem. Old City. Muslim Quarter. Via Dolorosa. Church of Saint Anne. Birthplace of Virgin Mary. Exterior. Detail

Codex Lebuinus. 825-850. Binding
Codex Lebuinus. Northern France, 825-850. Detail of binding, Cologne, 11th-12th centuries. Decorated in silver, ivory and precious stones. The central figure depicts Bacchus

The Bodhisattva Guanyin. China. Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) with
Chinese art. The Bodhisattva Guanyin. Shanxi province, China. Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) with some Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) decoration. China 12th-13th c. Victoria and Albert Museum. London. England

Stela of Seneferseshempepy. 2150 BC. Dendara. 6th Dynaty. Br
Limestone stela of Seneferseshempepy. 2150 BC. From Dendara. 6th Dynaty. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Matilda of Tuscany (1046-1115). Italian noble. Engraving. Co
Matilda of Tuscany or Matilda of Canossa (1046-1115). Italian noblewoman. Supporter of Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy. Engraving by R. Brend Amour. La Ilustracion, 1887. Colored

Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199) listen music. Engraving. C
Richard I of England (1157-1199), known as Richard the Lionheart. King of England. Engraving depicting a court scene. The King listen music. Colored

Romanesque Art. Catalonia. Espinelves. Frontal altar from Saint Vincent. Anonymous. Around 1187. Tempera on wood. The Adoration of the Magi: Melchior, Caspar and Balthasar. Episcopal Museum. VIc

Fresco of Adam and Eve. Barbera del Valles. Catalonia. Spain
Romanesque art. 12th c. Church of Saint Mary. Fresco of Adam and Eve. Barbera del Valles. Catalonia. Spain

Romanesque. Spain. Catalonia. Puigbo. Altar frontal from St
Romanesque art. Catalonia. Puigbo. Altar frontal from St. Martins church. Anonymous. Christ the Saviour and scenes from the life of Saint Martin, bishop of Tours. Last quarter of 12th century

History of medicine. Dentist. Middle Ages. Satire. Engraving
History of medicine. Dentist (barbers or general physicians). Middle Ages. Satire. Engraving of a collection of comic work. 12th century. Colored

Spain. Avila. Los Cuatro Postes (The Four Posts). 16th centu
Spain. Avila. Los Cuatro Postes (The Four Posts). Shrine built by Francisco de Arellano, 16th century. In the background, panorama of the city surrounded by the wall, 12th century

Border stela of King Sesostris III. Egypt
Border stela of King Sesostris III. Quartzite. Middle Kingdom. 12th Dynasty. 1860 BC. From Semna, Nubia. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Weapons. Middle Age. 12th-13th century. Latvian
Latvia. 12th-13th centuries. Iron Spearheads and Damascus steel, iron arrowheads, bronze tips and iron ax. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Middle Ages. Latvia. Footwear. Riga. 12th-13th century
Middle Ages. Baltic area. Latvia. Footwear. Riga. 12th-13th century. Booties, baby shoes, spurs for ice. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Church of St. Clement of Tahull. Pantocrator by the Master of Taull. Main apse.12th century. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Church of Santa Maria de Taull. 12th century. Fresco. Virgin Mary with the Child on the throne. Catalan Romanesque. Boi Valley. Catalonia. Catalan National Art Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Egyptian Art. Seated statue of Chertihotep dated ca. 1850 BC. Quartzite. Middle Kingdom. 12th Dynasty. Probably it comes from Asyut. Egyptian Museum (Altes Museum). Berlin. Germany

Medieval tools. 12th-13th centuries. Bone and horn
Tools in animal bone and horn. 12th-13th centuries. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

The Roskilde Cross. C. 1100. Denmark
The Roskilde Cross. C.1100. Byzantine reliquary cross of gold. Contains a splinter of the Holy Cross. Found in the rood arch crucifix of Roskilde Cathedral. National Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Bronze wheeled vessel-stand. 1225-1100 BC. Made in Cyprus
Wheeled stand for a vessel with an animal frieze on the ring. The scene depicts a seated figure playing a stringed instrument with another playing a similar instrument

Saint Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221). Founder of the Friars Preachers, called the Dominicans or Order of Preachers (OP). Colored engraving. 19th century

Songbook (Cancionero) by Ibn Quzman (1078-1160)
Ibn Quzman (1078-1160). Hispano-arabic poet and writer. Songbook (Cancionero). Facsimile. The beginning of the manuscript sheet. Library of Catalonia. Spain

Jesus entry into Jerusalem. Mosaic. Palace of the Normans
Byzantine Art. Italy. Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Mosaic. Palace of the Normans or Royal Palace. Palatine Chapel. 12th century. Palermo. Sicily

Spain. Galicia. Sobrado de los Monjes. Cloister of a Sobrado
Spain. Galicia. Sobrado de los Monjes. Sobrado Abbey. Founded in the 10th century by the Benedictines. In 1142 re-founded as a Cistercian Monastery. Cloister. Gallerie

Berengaria of Castile (1180-1246)
Berengaria (1180-1246). Queen regnant of Castile in 1217 and Queen consort of Le??n from 1197 to 1204. Colored engraving

The Crusades. 12th century. Crusaders army. Colored engraving based on a painting by Sir John Gilbert

France. Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral. The Kings Gallery. Deta
France. Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral. West facade. The Kings Gallery. Statues of the 28 kings of Judah and Israel, redesigned by Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879)

France. Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral. West front
France. Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral. 12th - 14th centuries. West front

Statue of Ankhrekhu. Egypt
Quartzite statue of Ankhrekhu. 1850 BC. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Statues of Sesostris III. Egypt
Three black granite statues of Sesostris III. 1850 BC. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. From the Temple of Mentuhotep, Lower South Court. Deir el-Bahri, Thebes. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Magical wand. Egypt
Magical wand of ivory of hippopotamus tusk with images depicting deities and protective spirits to ward off evil spirits. To provide magical protection for mother and child. 1750 BC. 12th Dynasty

Busts of ancestors. Egypt
Busts of ancestors. First, polychromed limestone bust, from Thebes. At background, limestone bust of unknown origin. Both dated from 1300-1150 BC

Mycenaean art. Greece. Fragments of pottery. Painting style. Dating from 14th-12th centuries B.C. Acropolis of Mycenae. National Archaeological Museum. Athens

Emperor Huizong (1082-1135) with the Buddhist sect Tao-See
Emperor Huizong (1082-1135), reign (1100-1126). Song dynasty. The emperor with the Buddhist sect Tao-See. Miniature from a History of the Emperors of China. Colour on silk. Chinese School

St. Francis of Assisi and St. Dominic
St. Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone) (1181-1226). Founder of the Franciscans. To his right, St. Dominic. Miniature. 16th cenury codex. Library Lorenzana. Florence. Italy

Tula. Coatepantli or Serpent Wall
Pre-Columbian Art. Tula. Coatepantli or Serpent Wall. Toltec civilization. Post-Classic Period. 900-1200 A.C. Back of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl. Museum of Anthropology. Mexico

KV6 tomb or tomb of Ramses Setepenre Neferkare-IX. Valley of
KV6 tomb or tomb of Ramses Setepenre Neferkare-IX. Eighth Twentieth Dynasty pharaoh. New Kingdom. He reigned from 1126-1108 B.C

Byzantine relief. Greece. Marble with mythological represen
BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Marble relief with mythological representation. Dated from the latest XI century and early XII century. It comes from Athens. Byzantine Museum. Athens

Byzantine Art. Marble slab decorated with reliefs. XI-XII ce
BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Marble slab with lateral inscription and reliefs about intertwined crosses. Dated from latest XI century and early XII century. Byzantine Museum. Athens

Noah drinking wine. Mosaic in the Baptistery of St. Marks B
BYZANTINE ART. Noah drinking wine. Mosaic in the Baptistery of St. Marks Basilica, dating between XII-XIV centuries. Venice. Italy

Arundel Castle, home of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk
Arundel Castle, home of the Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk (1847-1917) and his second wife Gwendolen Mary Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk

Ruins of Tonbridge Priory, Tonbridge, Kent, dating back to the 12th century. Date: 1809

Anglo-Belgian war memorial unveiled, 1920
The unveiling of the Anglo-Belgian War Memorial on the Victoria Embankment, London, on 12th October 1920, the fifth anniversary of the shooting of Edith Cavell in Brussels

World War One Mystery Towers, Shoreham by Sea, England
World War One Mystery Towers, Shoreham by Sea, near Worthing/Brighton, Sussex, England. The towers were built to protect allied merchant shipping from German U-boats

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