Detail of a13th cen. Byzantine Deesis mosaic. Upper gallery Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey - see description

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13th cen. Byzantine Deesis mosaic, showing Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. Upper gallery of the basilica of Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey

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Size: 5906px × 3923px
Location: Hagia Sophia, Aya Sofia, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
Photo credit: © Peter Eastland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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