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Eastern apse<br />

The mosaics <strong>of</strong> the arch, spandrels, and apse conch were covered with Fossati decorations. Those in<br />

the apse conch consist <strong>of</strong> bands <strong>of</strong> leafy rosettes springing from its apex, an example <strong>of</strong> imitation<br />

Justinianic design. (photo: P. Iskender, Byzantine Institute, 1935)

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