Ravenna, Basilica di San Vitale, Lunetta con i sacrifici di Abele e Melchisedec, particolare
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Start date
540
End date
547
Historical period
Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description
Basilica of San Vitale, presbytery, south wall, lunette, mosaic decoration: Melchizedek. Detail of representation of Abel and Melchizedek Sacrificing, episode of Genesis. On the right side of an altar, beside a temple, Melchizedek, dressed with sacerdotal clothes, offers bread and wine.
Language
Latin
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