Detail from the Apse Mosaics at Sant'Apollinare in Classe: Right side of the lintel

6th century
Mosaic

The winged lion represents the evangelist Mark; the winged ox, the evangelist Luke.

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