Fwiw, if we imagine the Byzantine Emperor crowned at its centre, then imagery is oddly reminiscent of the 6thC Sasanian 'Cup of Chosroes'…pic.twitter.com/Mt3aF5MASa
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Fwiw, if we imagine the Byzantine Emperor crowned at its centre, then imagery is oddly reminiscent of the 6thC Sasanian 'Cup of Chosroes'…pic.twitter.com/Mt3aF5MASa
Westminster's c1270 Cosmati pavement a place of coronation worth considering within a Constantinian tradition (rather than purely Roman)...pic.twitter.com/PGI92s6F4Q
Interesting! And v lovely too!
Might have some legs: Lincoln had a Constantinian theme in the C11; Coventry/ Henry VI in the 1450s. Med. misunderstandings inspired much!
There is no evidence for the function of this mosaic in ceremonial at HSophia. Ft. 2 in Pedone's article gives a state of the problem.
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