20 ene 822 año - Mosaic of the Standing Virgin and Child

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Nicaea (modern day Izbik, Turkey), Conch in the apse of the Church of the Dormition
9th century

This mosaic was destroyed in 1922, but some photos of it remain. The pattern of stains around the Virgin Mary reveals that this image was once covered with a large cross.

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