Venezia - Basilica di S. Marco. Fianco sulla Piazzetta dei Leoni. Gesù fra gli Apostoli rappresentati sotto forma di agnelli (Rilievo del VII secolo). (Ed.ne Alinari). N.° 20696

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Title:	Venezia - Basilica di S. Marco. Fianco sulla Piazzetta dei Leoni. Gesù fra gli Apostoli rappresentati sotto forma di agnelli (Rilievo del VII secolo). (Ed.ne Alinari). N.° 20696
Start date:	500
End date:	699
Historical Period:	Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description:	Marble slab (altar front?), walled on the northern side of St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, depicting the Throne of the Second Coming or Hetoimasia. It bears a double-armed cross and a lamb in a clipeus above, as a symbol of Jesus Christ. The Throne is flanked by twelve lambs, symbols of the Apostles, and by two palm trees at the ends.
Place:	St Mark's Basilica, Italy
Languages:	Italian
Medium:	marble (rock)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	UNIBO Zeri Foundation
Physical type:	slabs (flat objects)
Material and technique:	carving (processes) relief (sculpture techniques)
Data provider:	University of Bologna
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Appears in Collections:	BYZART