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Empress Theodora and Members of Her Court
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Glass and stone Tesserae, Byzantine
Rights: Public Domain
Medieval Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Fletcher Fund 1925
Title: Empress Theodora and Members of Her Court
Description:
Glass and stone Tesserae, Byzantine.
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