DescriptionMary, mother of Jesus on the throne.jpg
العربية: والدة الإله جالسة على العرش.
English: 6th century Byzantine mosaic of the enthroned Theotokos on the north wall of the Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo (New Basilica of Saint Apollinaris) at Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Source
Ferté, Etienne (1981) L'art de Byzance, Paris: L. Mazenod, pp. 94,97 ISBN: 2850880116.
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