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Mosaic of Ecclesia Romana
From the old St. Peter's basilica apse - XII century
Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco
Rome, Italy
This fragment of a gold-ground mosaic depicts the personification of Ecclesia Romana (the Church of Rome), her head covered with a richly jeweled crown. The mosaic comes from the original decoration of the apse at St. Peter’s, crafted under the reign of pope Innocent III (1198-1216) and destroyed in 1582, during the renovation of the basilica
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- Title: Mosaic of Ecclesia Romana
- Creator Lifespan: 1101/1200
- Date: From the old St. Peter's basilica apse - XII century
- Titolo originale: Ecclesia Romana (frammento)
- Type: Polychrome Mosaic with glass-paste tesserae
- Rights: Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali
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