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Albenga. Battistero. Particolare della decorazione musiva: la volta del presbiterio

Interior of Albenga baptistery: vault with monogram of Christ, radiating out in duplicate, surrounded by doves on a starry sky. In the intrados vegetal motifs and an inscription with the names of some saints

Providing institution

University of Bologna (opens in new window)

Subject

other birds: dove
Chrismon and derived forms ~ symbol of Christ
Byzantine art
Archaeology
Byzantine (culture and style)

Type of object

mosaics (visual works)