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Santa Maria Maggiore Triumphal Arch (inner arch); Santa Maria Maggiore Other Title(s) Santa Maria Maggiore Triumphal Arch (inner arch); Santa Maria Maggiore Title Santa Maria Maggiore Triumphal Arch (Inner Arch) Record Type work Type of Work Architecture; architectural mosaics Material Glass and gold leaf mosaic tile Date 432 CE Location Rome, Italy Style Early Christian Period Early Christian Culture Italian Subject Apocalypse Description/Notes S.M.Maggiore has two triumphal arches. The first, imediately behind the altar, is the one seen from the nave. The second lies behind it, and frames the apse. Images are scenes and signs from the Apocapyse, the Book of Revelations. At the top of this image are two of the 4 symbols of the Gospel writers: the Ox of Luke on the right and the Eagle of John on the left, each holding a codex. Rights - Deposited Image Charles K. Growdon and Marcia Cohn Growdon Larger Entity Santa Maria Maggiore View Right Hand Side, Inner or Second Triumphal Arch UNR Accession # 05-MCG-0013-IT

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