Apse Mosaic from Santa Costanza, Rome

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Title

Apse Mosaic from Santa Costanza, Rome

Subject

Apse Mosaic from Santa Costanza, Rome
Church dates to c. 350 CE, mosaics to 5th or 7th century (some scholarly debate)

Description

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).

Files

2 (Santa Costanza Mosaic).jpg

Collection

Late Antiquity 3/22

Citation

“Apse Mosaic from Santa Costanza, Rome,” HAA Image Hosting, accessed May 20, 2026, https://haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/1283.

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