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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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