Dome of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia: Detail the angel of St. Matthew

5th century
Mosaic
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy

One could think of this symbol of St. Matthew as an angel or as "an animal having a face as if of a man." (Revelation 4:7).

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Photographed at the site by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.