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Thanks Stephen!
A strange mix of Late Roman styles (looking at tunics and how Jericho closely resembles the depiction of towns in the Notitia Dignitatum), but also stylized Hellenistic clothing and armour.
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Thanks Stephen!
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Hi,
Very nice pics and certainly higher res. What is our book?
I have a 35mm slide of the mosaic in question in Ravenna I took about 10 years ago. Unfortunately those slides are still in my old teaching room so I'll have to get access to it there and then scan it. When I do I'll post it. I can't really vouch for the quality of my older slides as they were taken with an OM10 i.e. not autofocus and my eyesight is not the best. I was in Ravenna last September but unfortunately that small chapel was closed for restoration. Pity as I was looking forward to getting a shot of it and the other mosaic decoration.
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From what I can remember, the mosaic is in the narthex of the chapel. Its immediately above your head as you walk in the door and since the whole chapel is so small it can't be more than 7 feet off the ground. I'll try and call in to get the slides later this week - I do know that an art historian colleague borrowed the set showing all the apostles heads from the same chapel and I don't think she ever returned them. However she wasn't interested in the image of Christ as a soldier so it may still be there.
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Thanks for the link.
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Sorry guys, still haven't had a chance to get back up to the dept. and get my slides. I'll let you know when I do.
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Ok.
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Thanks, it's great.
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The main problem is it's very hard to understand what it's showing.
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