Blue Guide to Rome

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Blue Guide to Rome

Author of text: Alta Macadam
Date of text: 2003
Date of person in text:
Name of structure in text: Lateran Palace - copies of mosaics from triclinium of Leo III
Type of structure in text: palace
Date of structure in text 1743
Century of structure 1: 18 AD
Century of structure 2:
Country in text: Italy
Region in text: Lazio
City in text: Rome
Specific place of mosaic in text: The Tribune houses good copies of mosaics from the Triclinium of Leo III [717-741].
Description of mosaic in text: Centre: Christ sending apostles to preach the gospel
Left: Christ gives keys to S. Sylvester and labarum to Constantine
Right: S. Peter gives papal stole to Leo and banner of Christianity to Charlemagne
Mosaic date in text: 18 AD
Tesserae silver mentioned in text? No
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? No
Colour descriptions in text:
Bibliography: Macadam, Alta, Blue Guide to Rome (London: A & C Black, Publishers, Ltd., 2003), p. 296
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Comments: Note: This entry refers to copies. There is a fragment of the original mosiac in the Museum of Christian Art in the Vatican.

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