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  • Collection: Late Antiquity 3/22

9 (Tomb of the Julii Mosaic).jpeg

8 (Dura Europos).jpg

7 (Archbishop's Chapel Mosaic).jpg

6 (Rabbula Gospel Crucifixion).jpg

5 (Louvre Icon).JPG

4 (Sinai Icon).jpg

3 (Santa Pudenziana Mosaic).jpg
The enthroned Christ surrounded by apostles and the female personifications of Ecclesia and Synagoga (Church and Synagogue). The text in the book reads: DOMINUS CONSERVATOR ECCLESIAE PUDENTIANAE (The Lord is the preserver of the Church of Pudentiana…

2 (Santa Costanza Mosaic).jpg
The Traditio Legis (handing over of the law), shown between Saints Peter (right, grey beard and hair) and Paul (left, brown hair, mostly bald). The scroll reads: DOMINUS PACEM DAT (the Lord giving peace).

1 (Porec Mosaic).jpg
Variation of the Traditio Legis (handing over the law), showing a beardless Christ between Saints Peter and Paul (labeled). The text in the book reads: EGO SUM LUX VERA (I am the true light), John 8:12.
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