BEFORE THERE WAS  
STAINED GLASS  
 
ST PAUL'S WITHOUT-THE-WALLS
Click on images to see bigger versions at sites of origin
St Paul's without-the-walls, Rome, 4th century, exterior, from http://www.racine.ra.it/lcalighieri/Giubileo/porte.html
 
St Paul's without-the-walls, Rome, 4th century, interior, from Dr. Rozmeri Basic
 
St Paul's without-the-walls, Rome, 4th century, side aisle with view of windows, from Anna and Gary's Photos of Rome
 
St Paul's without-the-walls, Rome, 4th century, alabaster window, from TalkCity (shut down)

HAGHIA SOPHIA
All photos from Photos of Constantinople: history of Byzantium
Haghia Sophia, Imperial Palace Chapel, Byzantium, 6th century, exterior, from http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/7823/
 
Haghia Sophia, Imperial Palace Chapel, Byzantium, 6th century, dome, from http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/7823/
 
Haghia Sophia, Imperial Palace Chapel, Byzantium, 6th century, interior, from http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/7823/
 
Haghia Sophia, Imperial Palace Chapel, Byzantium, 6th century, apse in coloured light, from http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/7823/

FRAGMENTS OF WINDOW FROM LORSCH ABBEY
c.1000 A.D.?
Face of Christ, stained glass window from Lorsch Abbey, Germany, late 10th or early 11th century