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Possibly the earliest known image of the Virgin Mary with Jesus, Circa 150 CE. Painted on the walls of the Catacombs of Priscilla, located underneath Rome’s Via Salaria in what used to be a quarry. Early Christians would meet in the catacombs to bury their dead and pray at the tombs of the martyrs
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Photo of a painting of Jesus healing the paralytic from the wall of the baptistery in the Dura-Europa church circa 232 A.D. It is one of the earliest depictions of Jesus. It was excavated by the Yale-French Excavations between 1928-37 in present day Syria, now resides in Yale University Art Gallery
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Archaeologists revealed a shrouded skeleton in Italy's ancient Roman 'Tomb of Cerberus'. Initially, a non-invasive examination using a micro-camera was conducted through a small opening, revealing a well-preserved burial. The skeleton was found lying flat on its back, covered by a shroud
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