Byzantine Mosaic

ID: IJNTMZSP07

Byzantine Mosaic

A partially restored mosaic rediscovered in 1992. It was evidently defaced by "iconoclasts" in the eighth century. According to the description, the mosaic featured a representaion of the earth goddess, Gaea, surrounded by birds.

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Keywords: Mosaic, Iconoclast, Iconoclasm, Saint Peter in Gallicantu, Peter, Caiaphas, Cock, Crow, Jerusalem, IJNTMZSP07
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