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Ravenna, Mausoleo di Galla Placidia, Lunetta con apostoli

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, west cross branch, lunette: apostles and drinking doves. One apostle is holding a scroll, a big seashell covers the scene, on base area two doves are standing and drinking from a vase.

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Byzantine art Archaeology
  • Galla Placidia
  • Mausoleum of Galla Placidia Ravenna master mosaicists
  • Mausoleum of Galla Placidia Costantinopolitan master mosaicists
  • the twelve apostles (as a group), usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context)
  • doves, pigeons
  • container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase
  • Byzantine art
  • Archaeology
  • Byzantine (culture and style)
  • wall coverings
  • pâte de verre (glass)
  • gold (metal)

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