Ravenna, Italy: Mausoleum of Galla Placidia: Alpha and Omega on Ceiling 2

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Sheppard, Beth M.

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5/22/2017

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Italy , Ravenna , Mausoleo di Galla Placidia , Galla Placidia Mausoleum , Mausoleum of Galla Placidia , Byzantine Art , Mosaics , Alpha and Omega in Art , Chi-Rho in Art

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Closer view of the central medallion victory wreath mosaic within the ceiling of a barrel vault in the Mausoleo di Galla Placidia (Galla Placidia Mausoleum; Mausoleum of Galla Placidia) in Ravenna, Italy. The center contains a Chi-Rho, which is the first two letters of Christ's name in Greek (XP), flanked by the beginning and end symbology of the Alpha and Omega, which are also Greek letters.

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