Question

In a painting from this historical state, a woman behind a tower at right peeks at a king in the center who sits under a tree, plays the harp, and composes songs in a pastoral landscape. In the dome of a building built by this state, a wreath frames a circular painting of a lamb against a starry blue background. The Paris Psalter is from this state, as is the Harbaville (10[1])Triptych, (10[1])which is made (10[1])of (10[1])ivory. (-5[1])Artists from this state originated a motif in which a religious figure holds a book in his left arm (10[1])and raises his right hand (-5[3])in a (10[1])gesture of blessing; (10[3])that motif is called (10[1])“Pantocrator.” (10[2]-5[1])One of (10[1])this state’s rulers (10[1]-5[1])is shown in a purple (10[1])robe (10[2])holding a bowl (10[1])against (10[1])a backdrop of gold tiles in the Basilica of San Vitale. (10[3])For 10 (10[1])points, several mosaics in Ravenna depict what (10[2])empire’s (10[1])power couple (10[1]-5[1])Theodora and Justinian (10[2])I? (10[2])■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: Byzantine Empire [or Eastern Roman Empire; or Basileia Rhomaion; prompt on Roman Empire] (The first clue describes the scene of David composing the psalms from the Paris Psalter. The second clue describes the Lamb of God painting in the Basilica of San Vitale.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jack LewisMTSUTennessee7010
Tim MorrisonStanford ABerkeley C7110
Amogh KulkarniGeodesicAlabama7410
Raymond WangCornell ARIT A7510
Halle FriedmanNYU AColumbia B76-5
Cormac BeirneSorbonneUBC A9510
Perry O'Connor (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)Virginia B (UG)100-5
Skand ParvatikarArizona StateIowa State100-5
Jack ObermanSouth CarolinaVanderbilt A100-5
Ryan SunBerkeley BStanford B10210
Janghyun LeeBerkeley AStanford C10510
Andrew Storm (DII)GWU B (Grad)Roanoke College A (DII)10510
Forrest Weintraub (UG)Columbia AJohn Jay10510
Jim Fan (Grad)UNC A (Grad)Liberty B (DII)10910
Jacky XuCornell BBinghamton11010
Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)GWU A (UG)11010
Andrew HannaPennVassar110-5
Mitchell IndekMichigan COhio State A11210
Aadarsh BalireddyCornell CRIT B115-5
Kevin ParkClaremont ATexas A&M B11510
Ryan HumphreyTexas AIowa B12010
Patrick Torre (DII)Maryland C (DII)Duke A (UG)12110
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech AHarding12110
Jacob Martin (UG)Maryland B (UG)William & Mary A (UG)12410
Giovanni Mazzeo (DII)Virginia A (UG)Virginia C (UG)12510
Diego Almaraz (UG)UNC C (UG)JMU A (UG)13610
Roan DowlingIowa AUW A13610
Cameron WilliamsAppalachian StateRice A13610
Corey SmithKentuckyVanderbilt B13810
Shardul RaoMinnesota BMinnesota C14510
Gavin MarkoffVanderbilt ASouth Carolina14510
Anton AkroushMichigan State ATexas A&M A14610
Nathan Redford (DII)Liberty C (DII)JMU B (UG)148-5
Sinecio Morales (DII)Johns HopkinsHaverford14810
Graham Troy (DII)UNC B (UG)UNC D (DII)15110
Dennis Yang (DII)Michigan BOhio State B15110
Justin KennyIowa StateArizona State15210
Andre WongColumbia CNYU B15210
Cade ReinbergerRIT BCornell C15310
Logan Mitchell (UG)JMU B (UG)Liberty C (DII)15310
Charlotte Goeb (UG)Virginia B (UG)Liberty A (Grad)15310
Sam Macchi (DII)VassarPenn15310
Jack Rado (DII)Columbia BNYU A15310